He Is Risen…And I can’t Keep Quiet!

I love Easter! It always makes me giddy and I can’t keep quiet about it either! The Good News of Christ’s Resurrection is the best news ever to mankind.

As one of our pastors said this morning at the Sunrise service: “Every Sunday is a ‘mini Easter'”. How true that is. May we celebrate His resurrection not only on Easter, but every.single.day of our lives.

By the way, you can download the above photograph to your desktop when you visit Laced with Grace (just don’t hot-link it to the site or claim it as your own :))

He is Risen!!!!

Love & peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday ~ Easter

Jesus said to her, β€œI am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, β€œYes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
(John 11:25-27 ESV)

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Easter is my favorite holiday. Of course I like Christmas as well, but Easter has a special place in my heart and soul.

Like Mary, I say “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ…” I believe that Christ died for my sins, and rose again on the third day. Because of His sacrifice I have direct access to God.

My friend Kathy, wrote a wonderful blog about the Cross and the Resurrection. Not only should the Cross be important to us, but the Resurrection of our Lord.

So this week, I am thankful for Holy Week, with Christ’s Resurrection being the most important event ever happened.

What are you thankful for this week? Please do share with us by leaving a link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: Christ’s Resurrection is the most important event ever.

Love & peace,
Iris

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8. Aisling Beatha
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11. Marieta – A walk to Remember
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18. bp
19. Pia’s Journal
20. Denise
21. Openings
22. Daily Journey
23. Charlene @ A Divine Walk
24. Is There a Reason to Choose Easter
25. becky aka theRAV
26. Pride and Unbelief

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Yet there is Hope

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“Jesus said to her, β€œI am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, β€œYes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.””~ John 11:25-27 (ESV)

There are days when your heart is heavy; you don’t seem to find a grateful heart or thought. Your husband is less then nice to you; your child(ren) live their lives as they please; your friend’s job is eliminated; your friends abandon you; you have to spend money that you had set aside for a specific purpose…Plainly said: your are exhausted from life’s blows.

Over the last several weeks I have found myself crying more often then in previous years. I had feelings of anger and hurt; I don’t understand the whys. Is there really a purpose in all of this? Does God hear my prayers and pleas? I have to trust God that there is a purpose.

Tomorrow we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection; my favorite holiday. Why? No matter what life throws at me, no matter how hard the evil one tries to discourage me, I have hope. A hope of a brighter tomorrow; a hope that God will answer my prayers in His time; a hope for life everlasting in the presence of God. God is faithful to see us through until the end.

“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” ~ Hebrews 10:19-23 (ESV – emphasis mine)

My prayer is that tomorrow we will celebrate His resurrection with a renewed hope.

Have a blessed Easter Sunday,

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He is Risen Indeed!


“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” ~ Matthew 28:6 (ESV)

β€œO death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (ESV)

The victory is ours if we believe that Christ rose from the dead. Praise God for His incredible mercy and grace.

Please visit me also today at Laced with Grace for a short Easter devotion…

Christ is Risen ~ He is Risen Indeed!

Photo taken after this morning’s Sunrise Service at CGLC.