He Is Risen, and We will Rise

Wow!  Happy Easter!

I'm so excited. Easter is my favorite holiday.  There is so much to Easter to wrap our heads around.
Just think - Life, promise, rebirth, joy...Like the weather changes in Spring, God can change our lives  into something remarkably new.

Jesus, being the Son of God, took all our sins and put them on the cross.He said, It is finished.
 No more could life hang at status quo. Jesus was not happy with the status quo. He stole the keys to death,  hell and the grave, so that no more bottom chasing was to be had. Satan tried to kill him and thought he got away with it, but nope. That was that. He had had it with Satan's con games on us, and Jesus showed him that was not going to put up with losing us again! He snatched those keys, got up and made a way to redeem us. That was that. It was done. Finished.

However, Jesus did not stop there.

On the third day, some women looked in the grave and He was not there! He rose from death. He was seen out of that grave and then was witnessed being transformed up to Heaven. He took His rightful place beside God. He rocked the universe on that day. He changed things on that day for us for eternity.  No more could things stay the same. No more staying in the ashes. Even death could not defeat him. Jesus rose again!

Today we celebrate Easter. Jesus is risen! He is at the right hand of the Father telling God to forgive us because we don't know what we do. He tells God what we need, what we pray for. No matter if we don't feel worthy, Jesus loves us.

Jesus' love did not stop in the tomb. It lives on today.

He went to Heaven to prepare a place for us..

He gave us a promise. If we confess our sins, confess with our mouths that JESUS is the Son of God, and believe, We can be saved. We can be forgiven of our past faults, and bad decisions. If we confess that He is real and believe that He is God's son and that He forgives us, We have the gift then of eternal life in Him.
It is that simple.

We don't have to remain in the status quo in life or in spirit. If we believe, we can rise above where we are. That is the most beautiful promise in all of Jesus' actions.

Today, I am overjoyed because I know that I don't have to put up with sin, I don't have to carry it around. I can say Father forgive me. I can go to God in faith and through faith activate that part of the Spirit that says live. I can ask God for help.

And it doesn't stop there.

Just as Jesus rose, We will rise.

Soon he will return and we will rise up to be with him for all of eternity.  No more sadness, sorrow, pain or suffering. All is joy, newness and life.

Meanwhile, we don't have to let this life get us down. We can rise. No matter the circumstance, look up. Jesus made a way for us to rise above it.

Make a conscious decision to rise above where you are now. Ask God for help, ask Jesus for mercy. Get up and be renewed. Rise above the doubt. Rise above the ashes. You are meant to rejoice and be happy. You are God's creation. He desires to know you and for you to know him through Jesus.

Will you accept Jesus as your savior? Will you acknowledge the Son of God? You don't have to remain status quo. You can rise up and start over and become the person God wants you to be.

Heavenly Father, help us lay aside yesterday's sin. You are the Son of God. We worship before you. Help us arise in you, just as you rose again for us to be all you want us to be in You.

Rejoice! Look Up! Jesus is Alive and You are alive in Christ.
Praise Him, for like Him, you will Rise again!

HAPPY EASTER!