WE SHOULD BE GLORIFYING THE LAMB NOT A RABBIT

Matthew 27:52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared too many. 54 Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became terrified and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"…John 20:1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

Easter is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and our deliverance.  Christ came to restore what Adam lost in the Garden of Eden.   Through Adam, we all died, and in Christ, we all live, by accepting Him as our savior.  Christ gives life for those who belong to Him (1Corinthians 15:20-23 Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, for since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.) that is what Easter is about, JESUS resurrection.  After we nailed Him to the cross and publicly crucified Him, then we pierced Him in His side to ensure He was dead.  We took His body down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb and sealed it with a rock.  The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers to make sure His body, would not be stolen by His disciples.  Jesus laid in the tomb for three days, but early Sunday morning He got up with all power in His hands.  Christ is why we should be celebrating Easter, not a rabbit, Easter basket, or new clothing.

Father, Forgive us for crucifying You daily through our sinful nature, which You gave Your life to set us free from sin.  Lord, forgive us for turning YOUR BIRTH AND REBIRTH into ways of making money, instead of honoring You.  Lord, we praise Santa on Christmas when we should be glorifying Your birth, and we pay more attention to the Easter Bunny than to Your resurrection.  Father, we are still not worthy of the sacrifice You made for us on the cross.  Lord, Easter Sunday should be one of our greatest celebrations of You; because it is the day, YOU defeated death and rose from the grave to give us a way out of sin and eternal life.  Lord, You are the extraordinary transformation of heaven and earth, and we glorify a rabbit.  Father forgive us for we know not what we do, in Jesus mighty name Amen

Artwork by Ron Watson