April 10 : Luke 23

Jesus' Crucifixion.

This day and the day after tomorrow is what our faith is all about. Without the death and resurrection our faith would mean nothing. One is not more important than the other, but both needed to happen. Without death there would obviously be no need for a resurrection. Without a resurrection there would be no difference between the death of a regular man and Jesus'. I remember a pastor once saying, "if there was no resurrection there would be no Christianity." How true is that right? If Jesus were have just died and that's it everything he said and did would mean nothing right? It was prophesied in the Scriptures about this and Jesus had to fulfill this. Let us take a moment and realize the extent of God's necessary gift to us for eternal life. I was talking to BD just now and he said that Easter is a sad day because all he thinks about when he hears of Easter is a bunny with chocolate. But to us who are saved it is the power of God! Who has ever risen from the dead? Nobody but our Lord Jesus Christ. Today is a powerful day to us. Let us live a life that is beautiful and worth the death of Jesus.