What is Easter About?/ The Criminal?

They watched his every move. Every word he spoke. Hoping for some reason to put him to death. The Pharisees and the Sadducees were among those following Jesus. They didn't like this rebellious man who dared to break their law of healing on the Sabbath. Worse yet he was claiming to be God.

Jesus had never committed a crime and yet because he  would not abide by what they said, and made these outrageous claims they had him arrested and put to death.

If ever there was an innocent man, Jesus was he.

But it had been no surprise when he got his death sentence. Did he look forward to his crucifixion? Of course not. But he knew it was the only way to save the world from it's sin. He did it for you and I.

As fun as this time of the season is, what with Easter eggs and bunnies, what Jesus had gone through was not pretty. And it was not fun.

And our remembrance of that event over 2000 years ago should never be far from our minds all year round as well as at this time. And actually, no matter what we are doing or how things are going, the death and Resurrection of our Lord should always be at the forefront of every thing we think and do.

So enjoy those fun things of the season. Create memories with your kids. Enjoy a wonderful meal on Easter with your family and friends. And in the mean time never forget that with out the cross of Jesus we would have had no hope.

Scripture: Mathew 15: 9  John 5:18

April 9, 2019 Easter reading: "Blessed is the coming of the kingdom of our father David." " Hosanna in the highest heaven." Like 11:10

I am glad you came by Friends! God Bless!