hope.

sometimes we forget what Easter is. we love buying Easter dresses, eating peeps, and spending time with family eating delicious meals (i know i do). but that isn’t what Easter is.

as most of us know, Easter is the celebration of God giving up His most prized possession, His Son, and the miracle of Jesus rising from the dead. to many that sounds cliché and ritualistic, but open your heart for just a second to think about what that means.

when Jesus died for us, it wasn’t an act of selfish martyrdom, His death gave us the choice to live. we can all "live" and do whatever we want, but do you sometimes wonder:

there must be some purpose beside self edification...

...there must be some thing I have a purpose for.

our purpose lies, not in ourselves, but in the One who died so that we may live.

the only way Christ could show us how much He loved us was by sending His Son to pay a horrible death. if He had done it any other way, we would not see the miracle. many religious figures die for the sake of their beliefs but none have risen from the dead with 500 witnesses.

if you are interested in what this all means you can email me. but know this:

if we were created without a purpose, life would be pointless and boring. we were created by God to accept Him as our Savior and serve Him with our lives. when we do this, life is peaceful and purposeful.

think about the true Love you can find in Christ.

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.- Romans 10:13