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The Heart of Easter (Reissue)-Easter 2023



What comes to mind when you think of Easter? 


The world has painted a longstanding commercialized picture of what this holiday truly represents; so many lose sight of its significance in the presence of chocolate bunnies and colorful Easter eggs. The world has become a raging cesspool of darkness that becomes deeper and more evident with each passing moment.

But I am thankful for Easter, and feel blessed to celebrate Jesus on His resurrection day. 

That's what Easter is all about. I can't imagine what must have been going through His mind as He was enduring crucifixion on the cross. The pain that He must have felt. The great love He had for all of humanity. The priority that He made us to be in His heart as He was dying.  

Those are precious thoughts for our hearts to meditate on as we celebrate on this Sunday. 

Jesus died for you and me on that cross, taking the payment for all of our sins so that we may have eternal life with Him one day in Heaven. He bestowed to each of us a free will, allowing us to have the option to trust in Him for salvation, so that we could avoid eternity in the Lake of Fire, and eternal separation from God. 

The heart of Easter is so much more than any of us could fathom. I've never known a greater love than Jesus. I've never had a more faithful friend than Jesus. If you don't know Him as your personal Savior, Easter would be a wonderful time to accept Him into your life. 

Today means so much because it represents everything that He went through for all of us. Many travel through life seemingly without purpose and a peaceful song in their heart. Joy is nowhere to be found. Life just seems to be too much. Some spend their life searching for love and approval in all of the wrong places, with those who don't make them a priority. 

That's what is so special about Jesus, and the words above tell the real story of what's at the heart of Easter. Trusting in Him will change your life in more ways than you could imagine. Jesus will give you purpose, love like you've never known, and a peace that passeth all understanding in addition to eternal life in Heaven.

The devil is fighting this world right now, and he knows his time of deception is short-lived, and that he won't win the war.  Christ lives on and He is coming back very soon. Are you prepared? 

Do you know where you would spend eternity if you died tonight, or if Christ would come back this very moment? Would you go to Heaven or Hell? 

I hope everyone has a happy and safe Easter with their families. Jesus loves you and has a desire to have you trust in Him for salvation today. 

"And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." 

(Mark 28: 5-6 King James Version) 

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