What Easter is to me-Easter 2013

Hope everyone has had a Happy Easter! We had a great Easter...great services at church, great food, great time time being together with my family! :)) My pastor preached about "He is not here" and gave many reasons why Jesus is not here (in the grave). Jesus is not here because: He is comforting the saints, he had to commission the saints (to proclaim the Word), he had to be at the conversion of the sinners, so he can intercede and plead my case, because he is coming soon and lastly because there is going to be a crowning of the Son. It was good! Earlier this morning, I got to teach my sunday school class about the greatest love story there ever has been. We read Matthew 27:1-56, as i read it I thought about how unworthy I was to be reading it! We are so blessed to have the word of God; I know I sure don't deserve it!!

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. -Matthew 28:6

 

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:

the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.-Is. 53:5

 

I asked my boys (in my class) to tell me what Easter meant to them. They both said it was about Jesus and that he arose...and candy. (can't forget candy lol) I want to say what Easter is to me... it wasn't until 4 years ago when I realized what Easter was really all about. In 2009 my family traveled to North Carolina to be with family. My cousin's church had a live resurrection play on the Friday night before Easter. At that time I knew I wasn't saved and God had been dealing with me for months! I remember watching when Jesus was bearing his cross and the towns people mocked and scorned him...One lady yelled "that's what you deserve!!" Tears came to my eyes. For the first time in my life I believe I truly saw not what HE deserved but what I deserved. Jesus didn't deserve what WE did to Him. I realized that i put him on that cross. Easter isn't about dyeing eggs, petting bunnies, or getting a new easter dress...it's about Jesus and the cross of calvary. It's about the fact that he did die but he didn't stay dead! He made a way for us to get to him! His compassion blows me away. I can't comprehend how Jesus and God could love this world, how he could love me! So thankful He didn't treat us the way we deserved to be treated. On that glorious morning He proved who he was to all the unbelievers! If you don;t know Jesus you are missing out. He said he would arise again and he did!! He says He is coming again and he is!! That in short is what Easter is to me.


I know I haven't blogged since January but I have been super busy with school and life. Tomorrow is the first day of April. Happy April Fools!! I started this blog last year in April! So thankful for it. I LOVE writing on here! I pray that I am a blessing. My only wish for this is that I say what God wants me to and not what I want to say. If God's not in it; it won't do any good.
-megan:)