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I
can remember, while growing up, Easter was always a big Sunday for us. We have
pictures of my brother and sisters and I dressed in white shirts, squinting into
the sun while we were recorded for posterity. We always colored eggs and shared
a more extravagant Sunday dinner than normal. I know we went to church but the
services really don't stand out in my mind. Had you asked me back then what Easter
was all about, and I am not sure I would have known. Did you?
Easter or Resurrection Sunday is upon us again. Its celebration date
changes every year based on a calculation of time after certain moon phases. But
what Easter is about is much more important than when it is.
John records (John
20) that he and Peter stumbled breathlessly into an empty tomb where the body
of Jesus was supposed to be. At the time neither of them had a real grasp of what
had happened. Jesus had risen from the dead and all of history was going to revolve
around that truth.
Paul wrote in 1
Corinthians 15 that if the Resurrection is not true, our faith is worthless.
When you go to services this week and remember the death and resurrection of Christ,
don't forget that your very eternal life depends on its truth. If Jesus is not
risen, you are dead in your sins (1
Corinthians 15:17). But, HE IS RISEN INDEED!
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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