Easter Sunday

In the Old Testmant, the prophet Ezekiel tells about the promise of God for all who would call Him Lord.   

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. --Ezekiel 36:26

This promise is indicative of what must happen in us for the goodness of God to shine through.  We must have a new heart.  A live heart.  A heart that is not dead and decaying. 

That is the essential message of Easter. We celebrate this day of Christ’s resurrection because in his glory, we are offered a new heart.  

If we don't obtain mercy, we receive judgment. If we don't see God, we are not in heaven. If we aren't called the sons of God, we are outside the family. In other words these are all descriptions of final salvation. And it is promised only to the pure in heart, and the none of us are capable of pureness without the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.  

This Easter is vastly different with a virus causing us to be separated, but let’s not lose sight of the truth.  God sent Jesus to save us from our selves, our sin, and this currently calamity.  As children of God, we don’t live in fear or get swayed by the latest news cycle.  

We stand firm in the promises of God and let our New hearts beat with the joy of Jesus.  

He is Risen!!

Happy Easter!!