Well, it was a beautiful weekend in more ways than temperature – although that was very nice.
One of our not *extremely* pleasing memories was a snow that came on April 4th.. several days after April Fool’s Day. It keeled over a couple of not very productive pear trees in our front yard.… But this time of year is often puzzling. I can recall people (my aunties mostly) telling me ‘Easter came very early this year’…. Or the obverse – ‘it was very late’. I never knew just when Easter would come since I had no coherent reason to know just what was the date – not like Christmas or Thanksgiving…
OK… just part of growing up… but I still find it hard to figure out just when Easter comes… so I just give up and look at what’s written on the calendar.
But I think there’s a part of it that should resolve itself. It is a more important day than Christmas – and with all the jiggling the dates around I suppose we’re more likely to hit an accurate date of the “real” day of Christ’s death – because it did happen on a real 100% real day – still in the wisdom of God this manner of observing the day is better – and on another day when I have my wits better about me I’ll explain why I think so.
Meanwhile let us know and realize the magnanimity of Christ leaving Heaven to come to Earth – and knowing scope of the torture he was about to experience… it makes it all the more an expression in reality of God’s love toward us in wiping out the terrible record we have brought on ourselves. Let us get to the real meaning of celebrating Easter – the forgiveness of sin – its erasure from our record – and the cleansing God provides which no other way could provide. Thank you Lord thank you thank you!
I happened to see a film that played over the weekend depicting Martin Luther’s ordeal in going through his youth and coming to understand what was wrong with the way in which things had been distorted by the church of the day around the forgiveness presented in the scriptures and misinterpretations when the truths of scripture were hidden from the common people – well I’m just greatly impressed with how Loving God is in the way HE has provided salvation and understanding of it for us. Thank you Lord!
May the Lord bless and keep us all in the hollow of HIS hand. Amen!
Cordially, IN HIM
Barbara and Jack Buttram
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“JUST A MINUTE”
NOW TO DEAL WITH THE DAY AFTER?
JUST A MINUTE: Today is “Easter Monday”… the day after it became a provable fact Jesus has risen from the dead. The Bible speaks of it like this: Now when Jesus was risen early … he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, and she went and told them that had been with him, and when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, they believed it not.
He appeared in another form with two of them, as they walked, to Emmaus … And they went and told it to others – they didn’t believe either. Twelve different times he appeared after this illegal murder… Afterward he appeared to the disciples … he appeared when Peter miraculously drew in a net with 153 fish – all of it’s in the New Testament … Also Jesus words: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (These words are all taken from New Testament accounts – You may read them for yourself.)
These are hard facts, from real people -- not just legends. He is a good man, not just a teacher but more exactly -- He is who He says He is -- the Son of God!
<> I’m Jack Buttram (END)
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