good Resurrection Sunday!!!! may our day be blessed with sweet remembrance of our dear Lord and Savior.
it's early Sunday morning and the followers of Christ are still grieving and heart broken. I can imagine that they are still shedding a few tears. Peter was still probably heart broken over the fact that he had denied knowing Jesus, not only once, but 3 times. the other disciples were probably walking the floor and trying to make sense of all the treasures that Jesus was sharing with them before He was crucified. there had been centurions stationed at the entrance of the tomb so His followers wouldn't break in and steal His body. it was early and the women who loved Jesus just couldn't stand it any longer so they went to the tomb and the found the stone rolled away. this was just the beginning of all the glorious events that happened on Resurrection Sunday!!!!!!! the grave couldn't keep Him. death was not a thing that could hold our Lord and Savior down. He, alone, has the power to overcome death!!!!! I can just imagine that sun shone brighter that morning. the birds had a new, sweeter song to sing. the flowers was just a lot more beautiful that morning, simply because the earth was glorious and had the footprints of our Lord and Savior upon it once again. when Christ rose from the tomb, it was the very thing that we as humanity needed. His resurrection assures me and you of an eternal resurrection someday when Jesus comes back to claim His own.
I don't know a lot, but I do know enough to know that if there had not been the crucifixion of my Lord and Savior, there would not have been a Resurrection!!! The resurrection is what gives life to my hopes and dreams of being with my Savior some day. So, of all the days that I am thankful for, Resurrection Day is the day that matters most to me. He had to be born for all of this to take place, but He also had to be crucified for my salvation. When the stone was rolled away, and the tomb was found empty, the cloth that had been on Jesus' face was neatly folded, that was the sign that Jesus would come back to claim His own. a folded napkin always meant that if someone had left the table and he folded his napkin, he would be back. he had not finished eating and the servants knew to leave the place setting just as he had left it. His work on the cross was finished, He said so himself, when He said "It is finished". But, the folded napkin meant He would be back!!! how much weight do we give to a folded napkin today? not much!! but make no mistake, this folded napkin said it all!!!! Folks, He is coming back!!!! Praises and Hallelujah!! Are you and I ready? I pray we are!!!
this probably isn't much of a way to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, but I wanted to share what I've always thought about on this day. I'm so thankful that God loved me enough to provide a way for me to be in right relationship with Him through the events that took place during this Holy Week all those years ago. were it not for this, we would all be doomed and lost and bound for a devils hell.
this is a beautiful song sung on this day, may we sing it today with all our heart and commit to love Him even more than we do right now.
Up From the Grave He Arose
Low in the grave He lay—
Jesus my Savior!
Waiting the coming day—
Jesus my Lord!
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Vainly they watch His bed—
Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead—
Jesus my Lord!
Death cannot keep his prey—
Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away—
Jesus my Lord!
we have a song to sing, let's sing it with praise and adoration.
blessings of love and adoration for the One who loved us this much!!!
hugs and love, patty
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