Ah yes, the Easter Bunny is just a few short weeks off. And children can't wait to wake up and find the wonderful treats that morning, that he has sure to leave.
The ones that still believe in him, that is.
I don't have a new blog about Easter to send to you today. But I actually do have one.
Please forgive me if I cheat a little and reprint one from another blog. that I had done in December of 2019. Actually, that one starts off with Christmas. But I had asked the question of why I put the Christmas and Easter together, that time.
And the answer had been, because we can't have one without the other.
So, forgive me for today, for printing the same story with a bit of a different slant to it, to remind us of how important these holidays are to those of that know Jesus.
Read on:
Isn't it ironic that while we celebrate the birth of Christ this month, that we bring a Christmas tree into our homes and decorate it with beautiful ornaments? And we put pretty packages filled with things we want to give others, underneath them.
And yet, the birth of the baby whose birth we celebrate grew up to hang on a tree for our sins. How ugly it was, that he was killed in such a gruesome way, with his life's blood running down the cross.
His friends and family may have gathered underneath watching him die. Or perhaps nearby. Not understanding why fully. It was truly a sad day for them. No wrapped gifts under that tree.
There was surely nothing pretty about it if we look at that aspect of it. But, when we reflect on why he did it, it becomes something that is beautiful. He gave us a gift, not wrapped up with pretty bows, but something more meaningful to be sure. Something that would never die. Something whereby we could live forever.
Why do I put the two of those together? The birth and the death of Jesus Christ, during this month? Because we can't have one without the other. And more importantly then those really, is the fact, that death did not hold him. These three events all go together whenever we think on Jesus and why he came to earth as a babe in a manger in a barn. And that is what is beautiful, during the Christmas and Easter Seasons of our celebrations.
And so while you are enjoying this season, and preparing for the Easter Bunnys visit to your home this year, remember the tree that held Jesus with the nails in his hands, and be ever thankful that he was willing to do that for you and me. Because... he didn't have to.
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Thanks for coming by, Friends. Have a wonderful and blessed evening.
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