"For God so loved the World He gave His only son and whomever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
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Celebrate! For Christ Lives!
Hello everyone! Today is another blessed day! BUT today is a very special day! Today is Easter!
The day that truly makes us Christians.
I know that many of you out there will be enjoying your chocolate and Easter baskets, but don't forget! DO NOT forget...why we celebrate today. Two days ago Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Today He AROSE and lives in our hearts so that we may live with Him in everlasting life.
Matthew 28
Jesus Has Risen
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and Mary (mother of James) went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
The Guards’ Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
SO Praise the Lord! Jesus has risen! :)
Have a Blessed Easter!
My Valentine<3
Ok, so every year around this time I get all: "BLAH! VALENTINE'S DAY IS STUPID! I HATE IT! D<" and "Why are we celebr...Guest Poster-ship?
Hime made a WONDERFUL post below. If you would like to be able to post stuff here don't hesitate to ask. :) I wanna make this a world for all of us Christians to connect to each other. Let me know so I can add you!
-Chero
The biggest mistake we make...
A man and woman who loved each other very much got married. They talked about everything with one another; how work went, what kinds of shows they liked, even things they didn't think the other was interested in.
...one day, the man was sitting with his friends, who asked him, "Why do you spend so much time with your wife? It's unnatural and we don't get to see you as much."
He laughed, "Obviously because I love her."
"Don't you think you should spend more time with us? I mean, we have a bunch of fun things we do when you're not around. You don't know what you're missing!"
Though at first he did not take heed to his friends' words, slowly but surely he spent less and less time with his spouse.
His wife was faithful throughout this entire period; she picked him up when he was down, she took care of the finances when he neglected to because of the wild parties his friend dragged him to, and even when he committed adultery, she stayed.
.....but everyone gets tired.
The man's wife got nothing in return for taking care of him. She hoped that one day they would have one of their talks again....but the day never came. The relationship became so strained that the two divorced, and the man realized how much he lost.
A good relationship consists of "Equivalent Exchange". Most people who have successful marriages know this; to get the good out of your marriage, you must put something good into it.
This is also how our relationship with God works. Do NOT take him for granted.
I know it's really easy. He's EVERYWHERE, He can do ANYTHING, and He MADE all of us...but just as you and I get bored with talking to ourselves, I would think God does too.
Why else would He let us hear Him speak?
I do have conversations with the Lord sometimes, though not as often as I'd like to. I take this to mean that the HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER. To keep my relationship with God ALIVE, I have to put more effort into it, and so do YOU! *points at everyone reading this* Get it?
So put in some time. Cut off your phone. Put your computer on hold. Turn off your anime. Stop reading your tankoban! ....I SAID STOP. PUT IT DOWN.
Good.
....and sit down and talk with the Lord. If you LISTEN, really REALLY listen, you will probably hear Him.
Don't think it's a bogus gamble. "What if I don't hear him? What if...I'm sorry to say...he's kinda BORING, like he only wants me to do stuff, like in the Bible?"
SHUT UP.
I often find myself giggling in public because of something the Lord has told me- which is weird, I know- but thinking something like this is not only odd, but also displaying your fear of losing time for your material possessions!
It may be hard sometimes. You can come home tired and only want to vegetate in front of the TV, or pull up Skype, or turn on Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Remember, nothing here will last forever.
Jesus loves you!
~Hime
