On this special week-end we need to remember that Jesus was born into our world as a witness that God is real. Jesus Christ’s mission was to teach us the gospel principles that will enable us to return to our Father in Heaven after we have lived out our lives here on this earth. Jesus Christ died for us on the cross so our sins would be forgiven and wiped out of the Book of Life. HE is our SAVIOR AND OUR REDEEMER.
Sunday He will be remembered as being RESURRECTED – not just for His sake but also for ours.
Close your eyes and listen to the words of the following song HE IS RISEN, sung by the famed Tabernacle Choir.
[Original lyrics]
1. He is risen! He is risen!
Tell it out with joyful voice.
He has burst his three days’ prison;
Let the whole wide earth rejoice.
Death is conquered; man is free.
Christ has won the victory.
2. Come with high and holy hymning;
Chant our Lord’s triumphant lay.
Not one darksome cloud is dimming
Yonder glorious morning ray,
Breaking o’er the purple east,
Symbol of our Easter feast.
3. He is risen! He is risen!
He hath opened heaven’s gate.
We are free from sin’s dark prison,
Risen to a holier state.
And a brighter Easter beam
On our longing eyes shall stream.
Text: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895
Music: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680
-History: (Source: Wikipedia)
It is time to contemplate where each of us stands with God and His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit (given to us as a comforter).
It is time to make a very important choice in our lives. Are we on God’s side or the side of the Evil one – Lucifer…mammon. (Research the word ‘mammon‘ – you will learn something that is seldom taught in a church service or bible study)
We are living in a time line that is showing us the difference between good and evil in these the later days. We are seeing who is who and on which side most of humanity, our family, our friends, the politicians leading our countries, and our church leaders are on.
In the bible we are directed by God to make a choice. Matthew 6:19-24 tells us…
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but If your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:19-24 RSV)
Is this a moment for PRAYER? Jesus also taught the manner of prayer when he told the people…
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
After this manner therefore pray ye:
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
As people today struggle to know who they are, why they are here, where they are going, and are experiencing depression, fatigue, lonliness, sadness, and many unexplainable things happening in their lives, I am reminded of something a wise friend told me years ago. “The Bible is the best psychology book ever written.”
It might do us all good to take heed and find the way back to God if you haven’t already. If you are already in tune with our Heavenly Father -our CREATOR, and His son Jesus Christ – our REDEEMER, then remember you have on the armour of God. Keep the Faith, Keep the Hope, Keep the Love, and share it with others.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
HAPPY EASTER – GOD BLESS YOU ALL!