to make a long story short - our pastor got into his reasoning for chosing to follow Christ when he did, verses any other religious leader out there...it was such a breathtaking, Gods hand in the works, kind of story that he opened our Easter Sunday sermon with, but the one line that stuck with me the most today was this...(forgive me that i will never be able to type it with the same power that he spoke it with...)
"when i was on my spiritual journey, searching for what fit for me there was one thing that stood out the most about Christ...the second dash...he has a birthdate, followed by a dash, followed by his death date and then a second dash..."
Jesus is the only one, out of all the other religious leaders to ever exsist that has an empty tomb. He is the only one that was able to conquer death...even the tomb could not hold him...
As Pastor Chris said this morning..."its that second dash that gives us Hope"
and really, i had never thought about it that way before. i can honestly say that growing up i believed in God and the story of Jesus, but it wasnt until about 8 years ago that i really accepted Christ into my life and called myself a Believer. For the last 8 years i can honestly say that i understand what it means to have a relationship with God and its AMAZING! what a difference it has made in who i am, how i view life, my marriage and the way i parent.
so today i celebrate my Lord and Savior and i want the world to know how eternally grateful i am for the life He has given me to live here on earth and even more so, i look forward to the days that will follow this life once i arrive in heaven. I dont fear death because i believe in the one and only God that has proven there to be something better when our time here on earth is over
...the best is yet to come :) (and on such a greater scale than you and i could ever understand!)
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