About Easter

""Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."

Jesus said to her, "Mary."

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher)."(John 20:15-16, NIV)

Indeed, Christ had risen and in celebration of that glorious day when the Lord defeated death, we remember it by celebrating Easter. But is it okay to celebrate it by dying eggs and telling our kids that the Easter Bunny is real? Yes! Just like when we celebrate Christmas by giving each other gifts and telling our children the story about how our Savior was born, as long as the true meaning of Easter isn't lost, I say, rejoice in the Lord on Easter too.

One other thing I'd like to point out about the above verses: Notice how when Jesus called her name, she knew His voice so well that she immediately recognized Him? It is the same with us: when the Lord speaks to us, we know it's Him because we recognize His voice. In John 10:27, Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (KJV) Not only do we hear His voice, but we follow Him. In verse 28, the Lord said of all who follow Him: "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

So this Easter, not only should we celebrate the fact that Christ Jesus gained victory over death when He rose from the dead, but we can also rejoice in the fact that no matter what happens, we're all in His hand.

Until Next Time...

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