Happy Easter to everyone. Sometimes it is easy for Christians to have our focus be on the "Good Friday" Jesus. The "Good Friday" Jesus is our Savior, who died for our sins. Through faith in Jesus we receive the forgiveness of our sins and Jesus' sacrifice in our place on the Cross, our sins are paid, and we receive our salvation. This is why as John 14:6 says that Jesus is the only "way" to God the Father – because without our sins being forgiven we cannot approach God. And only Jesus can cleanse us of our sins. Without Him, our dirt-filled lives are too wicked to be in God's presence. Until we make Jesus our "Savior" this is when we have our Savior's sacrifice to cleanse and purify us, and providing us our salvation.
But enough about the "Good Friday" Jesus being our Savior. Easter is the focus of our Holy Week celebration, and I hope to encourage you to consider the importance of the "Lord" Jesus. The one who rose from the dead, after three days in the tomb, He arose. Hallelujah! This "Lord" Jesus showed himself to be God the Son through the resurrection. And his appearances after his resurrection to the Apostles turned them from cowardly, simple students into world-changing evangelists, telling others what they had seen and learned. Their message spread like wild fire throughout the world, and the world has never been the same again. So let us also remember the "Lord" Jesus who was resurrected, defeating death (O death where is thy sting?), and providing us with the clear portrait of God – and His love for us. Happy Easter everyone.
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