![]() ![]() This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time. He has saved us and called us to a holy life-not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. You know the way to the place where I am going. My Father’s house has many rooms if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Let us acknowledge the Lord let us press on to acknowledge Him. ![]() The one who believes in me will live, even though they die and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:34-35)ĩ. Christ Jesus who died-more than that, who was raised to life-is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone. Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. To thank the Creator for his gift to us.ħ. Flowers, Easter baskets, colored eggs-they’re all ways to express our exuberance. ’Tis the season of praise and exclamation points! Don’t hold back. Was God so insecure as to need all that affirmation? No-God loves our praise because it’s good for us, like telling a colleague what a great job they did or thanking a friend. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. READ MORE: 10 Easter Traditions (Old and New) Getty Images/iStockphoto 2. Then I utter the refrain: “The Lord is risen indeed!” Before singing those “Hallelujahs” at church, I find myself catching my breath. Two millennia later, the message of the Resurrection still takes me by surprise. What would your reaction be if you went to the place where they had buried your beloved Lord and discovered the body was no longer there? The best news in the world can be so startling that we can’t embrace it at first. So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them. ![]() Popular Easter Bible Verses Getty Images 1. ![]()
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