Hey all!
I hope you are have a wonderful Easter celebrating what Jesus did on this day for all of us that has changed how we all live forever.
Enjoy family, friends, and food!
I am grateful for each one of you!
Happy Easter and many blessings!
Tag: Easter
The Cross
THE CROSS
Jesus was the son of God
He was also one of us
He felt the same pain and sorrow
That anyone of us does
The thought of what Jesus went through
Makes my heart burn and ache
What He went through for me and you
The strength and love it had to take
He could have said “enough” at any time
Legions of angels would have come
To put a stop to such a crime–
Then the devil would have won
Jesus died upon that cross
It seemed like such a terrible loss
Not even the apostles knew
That Jesus was not yet through
The Resurrection was the proof
What He had told them was the truth
He had arisen, He was alive
O death, where is your victory?
O death where is your sting?
By :
Lissette Trahan
COMMENT ON THE CROSS
The cross represents Jesus’ victory over sin and death.
It is the greatest symbol that Christianity has.
Jesus could have avoided his death but He knew why He
had come into the world.
We had to have both, the cross and the resurrection.
The cross cleansed us of our sins, The resurrection
gave us eternal life.
He had to be sinless, the lamb of God. It was a
spiritual transaction. The human race sinned, it
had to be a sinless human who paid the penalty for
our sins.
Someday I hope to understand the spiritual warfare
that is still going on today. Someday I will fully
understand what a great price Jesus paid for me and
how much love He had for me.
On the cross Jesus became the sacrifice for my sins,
He did what I could not do for myself. Because of Him
I have eternal life.
Because he was resurrected I know that God accepted
the sacrifice. I was guilty, now I am free.
Thank you for the cross, Lord.
Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself by becoming
obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross
My Savior
MY SAVIOR
The God that created the heavens and earth
He is my Lord and Savior
I did nothing that I should deserve
Such love from my creator
The Father sent His Son Jesus
Knowing what would be His fate
A human with all of my weaknesses
I bow before God amazed
He knew how helpless I was
With a sin that had to be paid
My Savior disregarded the cost
As a human He came to obey
He was crucified and tortured
How can I ever repay
The sacrifice he offered
Thank you God, for your grace
But that is not the end of the story
His resurrection. His victory
My Savior’s alive today!
By:
Lissette Trahan
Comment on My Savior
My first question when I am face to face to face with
Jesus will be why? Why did you come down from
your throne and become a human like us?
Knowing what you would go through. You would be hated,
you would be tortured in the most horrible way—
crucified!
And what astonishes me is that at any point you could
have said enough. Legions of angels would have come
to stop the crime.
You, the God of creation, came with one mission, to
save humanity. You came to show us how to live, how
to love. To show us the Father. That was your true
mission.
You became my Savior, my mediator with the Father.
You will be my advocate and intercessor when I stand
before God.
I am humbled to be loved so unconditionally. In
gratitude I surrender my life to you. I will obey and
serve you with the talents you have blessed me with.
You are my Lord and Savior.
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and testify that the
Father has sent his Son to be the Savior
of the world
I Am His and He is Mine
Happy Easter!
Today I’d just like to encourage all of you to cultivate a heart of gratitude. For what God did by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins. Ask for nothing today but only praise Him. After all, you don’t need anything else.
Know God through Faith.
Grow a circle of believing friends.
Discover God’s calling for your life.
Make a difference in this world.
I am God’s and He is mine!
God bless each and every one of you!
Sacrifice
SACRIFICE
As I awake each morning
My first thoughts are of you
I am so filled with gratitude
So much I want to do
You proved how much You loved me
A sacrifice so huge
The one thing I can give thee
My life in gratitude
A life so full of flaws and sin
And yet You paid the price
The gift I have living within
Your Son You sacrificed
The Holy Spirit in me
You shed your blood, You set it free
Your sacrifice was not in vain
I live to glorify your name
No power on earth could keep You down
Jesus Christ, My Lord and Savior
Crucified and Risen!
By:
Lissette Trahan
Comments on Sacrifice
The Bible says “The law is only a shadow
of the good things that are coming not the
realities themselves—it is impossible for
the blood of bull and goats to take away sins”
Animal sacrifices were a foreshadowing of
our savior, Jesus, who was going to come
as a human, having all my same weaknesses
and temptations, yet He never sinned.
The sacrifice had to be sinless. Only He,
as the Lamb of God, could save me.
He was whipped, He was crucified. He could
have stopped it at anytime. He was human.
He felt every lash, every nail, just like
I would have.
He became the mediator between God and man,
His sacrifice offered once and for all
never to be repeated.
Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, He lives within
me. When I invited Him into my life. it
changed me. I am found not guilty.
When I stand before God, in judgment
I have an advocate.
Hebrews 9:12 ESV
He entered once for all into the holy places,
not by means of the blood of goats and calves
but by means of His own blood, thus securing
an eternal redemption
The Very First Easter
The Very First Easter by Paul L Maier is a great kids book that explains the story behind Easter. It’s written in the form of a father reading the story to his son but the son breaks in periodically with questions. It uses quotes from the Bible that the father then explains to his son.
Great illustrations. Might be a bit long for younger kids (my son didn’t make it through it and he’s 3) but highly recommended.