Easter is a very important time for me as a Christian. The fact that God sent His only son down to Earth to eventually be put to death on the cross for my sins humbles me. The fact that God raised Him from the dead and that Jesus is alive and well today amazes me. And that's not all! God goes one step further to offer eternal life with Him in Heaven rather than the alternative, which isn't too pretty. I used to think that I would go to Heaven because I am a pretty nice person and I try to do good things and be kind to others. I learned the truth in 1996 (another story for another day). I learned that no matter how good I try to be, I'll never make it to Heaven on my own. There is no sin in Heaven and we all sin, no matter how hard we try not to. I prayed for forgiveness and to accept Jesus as my savior and my sins were forgiven. Washed away. Forever. Now I know, without a shadow of doubt, that I will one day be in the presence of the Lord in Heaven. I no longer have to wonder or worry if I am doing "good" enough. How freeing is that?! Turns out that having faith is much easier than trying to do it all on my own.
Our pastor said something today that really struck me. He was talking about how some people believe there are many ways to Heaven. He said if that is true then what happened to Jesus on the cross was very foolish and God does not do foolish things. I'd never thought of it that way but it really makes sense.
OK, so I didn't mean to get so worked up! I guess it is something very close to my heart. I'll end with this sweet little story. I was talking to the kids on Friday about Good Friday and what it means. I told them that Jesus came back from the dead on Easter Sunday and Melia said "Does that make it Great Sunday?"
