Why do we celebrate Easter? Easter is much, much more than Easter bunnies, eggs and candy. Easter is a celebration of Jesus' victory over death and mankind's hope for eternal life. The account of Jesus rising from death was recorded in the books of the Gospel: Three days after His death, a few women first found His tomb empty. Then Jesus appeared in front of these women and His disciples, talking and eating with them. Out of doubts still, one disciple did not believe Jesus was alive again until he actually touched Jesus' fatal wounds. In the following forty days, hundreds of people witnessed this Jesus who had returned from death until He ascended into Heaven.
Before His death, Jesus had promised eternal life to those who followed Him. If the story ended at His death, Jesus would have been no more than a religious figure with a finite life span. But the fact that Jesus rose from death demonstrated He has the power over death, and only through Him can people have hope for eternal life. Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Eggs have become part of the Easter celebration because they can represent new life. Jesus was resurrected on the third day - giving us new life in Him. I hope you celebrate Easter by remembering who died for your sins.
Logan found an egg!
Looking in his Easter Basket
Playing with his new shark jacks
My boys eating candy
"Hey, what did you get?"
Yummy
Searching for eggs tuckered Logan out
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