...he is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Happy Easter! Its simple, and as our Vicar told us this morning in worship. Our Savior either rose from the dead or he didn't, its either true or its false, there is no middle ground, there is no riding the fence. Its not true for me and false for you, its not relative, its not an opinion. 2+2=4 now this is either true or its false. This example does not allow for opinion, its true or its false. We live in a world that chooses what is true and what is false, everyone is given the right to choose their own truths, we must be politically correct, we must not step on toes, we must honor and respect, we must, we must...

Jesus Christ did rise from the dead, that is a true statement, it is written in the books of history. I don't get to pick my Jesus, I don't get to pick my commandments...that is not how God works. Jesus Christ did indeed rise from the dead, he was seen by numerous witnesses and because of his life, death and resurrection I have been redeemed! He has defeated death and won us eternal life! He has restored us to God's original plan, to live forever with God. Alleluia!!!

Now, what will you do with the truth? Do you hide it away? Do you push it away? Do you embrace it? Do you guard it? Do you share it? Do you acknowledge it? Do you dissect it? Do you accept it? What will you do with the best news this world has ever heard?

Has Easter affected you? Or have you put away Easter until next year? Does Easter live on in your daily life? Will you allow Jesus Christ to saturate your very being, will you allow him to transform you, to use you to transform others? Did you go to church this morning because that is the one day of the year that you feel you need to be there? Did you go because its church, and that is what you should do? OR Where you in worship, praising God for his love, for his pardon, for his blessings, for his son, for his restoration, for his sacrifice, for his dedication to a miserable sinner...

Jesus Christ has risen today...Alleluia!!!