Resurrection Sunday
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Dear Readers: This past Sunday was Easter… Or what I like to call Resurrection Sunday! The Lord has risen! Praise God! Let every knee bow to His glory!
Now, there are two ways to celebrate Easter. There is the pagan way, which revolves around fertility. The Easter bunny is the symbol of the pagan version. The eggs represent the blessings of being with child. We can debate whether or not we should give our kids eggs and baskets. My personal belief is that as long as we teach them about the Lord and that the Easter bunny is pretend but Jesus is real, I see no harm in it. I would even encourage you to follow your heart and pray on it. So, why do we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord on a pagan holiday? The answer is Emperor Constantine – who unified his empire under Christ. In an attempt to make the transition easier, he aligned pagan holidays with Christian holidays.
Now, let us discuss the only true way to celebrate Resurrection Sunday. It is a day in which we should recognize and celebrate the great sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ and His triumph over death for our sake. John 3:17-18 says “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.“ (more…)
Proverbs 22:24-25 “
Colossians 1:3-6 “
Dear Readers, The world is a mess right now. Don’t you agree? Plagues, war, deviant behavior, crime, poverty, terrorists, drugs, alcohol and sex trafficking are just a few of the awful things infecting this world. All of these thing cause a lot of anxiety. They shake our faith to the core at times. In this world, nothing is certain. We cannot be completely sure of anything. This is why the unfaithful tremble in fear daily; Because they lack faith, which means they lack certainty. Hear me, please. There is certainty in Christ Jesus. His word is guaranteed. 
“Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.