He is risen!

He is risen! He is risen indeed!

Reading for today:

Matthew 28

Mark 16:1-8

Luke 24:1-49

John 20:1-25

Easter is the most important day in Christianity. We wouldn’t be Christians without Easter. Anyone can die – but only God himself can raise himself from the dead! It is beyond belief, unfathomable. No wonder Yeshua’s followers didn’t get it – didn’t hear what he had repeatedly told them.   Who would?

I loved putting together puzzles as a kid – and even well into adulthood – just haven’t done one for while – but these passages provide us a puzzle worthy of challenge.  It is a perfect example of who said what, and who’s testimony for precision is most credible. It’s also a model of what is most important to mention in one’s view is not equally important in another’s.   But – the main message is there, and is undeniable. The tomb was empty. Jesus did the impossible. He rose from the dead!   He appeared to the women and his disciples, but Thomas wasn’t there….  

He was risen indeed!

MAJESTY

by Lola Cain

“A King who ruled in majesty”

That’s what people wanted him to be!

No crown of thorns or whip of shame

No cross on which to bear our blame

No nails, no spear, no agony

No death upon a criminal’s tree

No burial in a borrowed grave

…No resurrection power to save!

Thank God for His eternal plan

for justifying fallen man

He came as atoning sacrifice

in sending His Son to pay the price

Coming incarnate to earth to die

He redeemed His created from Satan’s lie

Thank you, Sacrificial Lamb,

…for overriding the will of man!

The veil was rent! God’s plan complete!

We now can worship at his feet!

We enter his presence unafraid

by the blood that Jesus shed to save!

Thank the LORD, he rose again

victory over death to win

Thank Father, Son and Holy Ghost

…an anthem sung by heavenly hosts!

“He’s risen,” we shout. “HE’S RISEN INDEED!”

The cornerstone of our Christian creed

And coming once, he’ll come again

His promised victory over sin

“It’s finished,” his final words on the cross

Our redemption sealed. Our salvation bought.

Now he reigns eternally

…what both God and man wanted him to be…

“A KING WHO RULES IN MAJESTY!”

Thank You, LORD!

Love, Lola

Humor for today:

Joseph of Arimathea was questioned about why he would be willing to give his prime location gravesite to a crucified, rejected man, and Joseph replied, “It won’t be a problem. He only needs it for the weekend.”