HE HAS RISEN!

                     ~ An Easter Card For My Beloved Lord ~


HE HAS RISEN! CHRIST HAS RISEN!

"O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING?  O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY"?
1 CORINTHIANS 15:55

"FOR IF WE HAVE BEEN PLANTED TOGETHER IN THE LIKENESS OF HIS DEATH WE SHALL ALSO BE IN THE LIKENESS OF HIS RESURRECTION".
ROMANS 6:5

"For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life".
Romans 5:10

"Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth".
1 CORINTHIANS 5:7-8

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me".
Galatians 2:20

"GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FROM YOUR EYES; AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH, NEITHER SORROW, NOR CRYING NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN: FOR THE FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY".
REVELATION 21:4


HE HAS RISEN!
CHRIST HAS RISEN!
My REDEEMER LIVES!



The Resurrection

Jesus' Resurrection was already causing a great stir in Jerusalem. A group of women were moving quickly through the streets, looking for the disciples to tell them the amazing news that Jesus was alive!

Matthew 28:5-8
Then the angel spoke to the women. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you." 

The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel's message. At the same time, a group of religious leaders were plotting how to cover up the resurrection.

Matthew 28:11-15
As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. They told the soldiers, "You must say, `Jesus' disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.' If the governor hears about it, we'll stand up for you so you won't get in trouble."

Today, this is still why the Jews refuse to believe that Jesus Christ was the chosen Messiah. They listen to the lies that Jesus' body had been stolen and not resurrected. There is still a great stir over the Resurrection, and there are still only two choices: to believe that Jesus rose from the dead and lives today, or to be closed to the truth- denying it, ignoring it, or trying to explain it away. But the "fact' is  - Jesus rose from the dead and He is alive today!

On Easter morning as I awake,
I recall memories that make me quake.
For long ago on Calvary
My Jesus died to set me free.

I'll never really understand
Why God made such a wondrous plan,
That when we saw a humble man,
Jesus fulfilled God's perfect plan.

The crown of thorns upon His head,
The blood that for my soul He shed.
The cries of pain and agony,
It was all to set this captive free.

In life and death He bore my pain,
To make a way that life I'd gain.
And when He comes for us again,
The plan of God will be made plain.

Those nail-scarred hands and feet
Were all for us to stop defeat.
For now our soul can soar with Him.
The final victory we will win.

My eyes will I lift to heaven above
To catch a glimpse of God's divine love.
For He was the dove, pure white like snow.
Our flight will end in heaven I know.