Easter

Proverbs 8, Mark 11,  Galatians 4, Galatians 5

 

I love Proverbs 8 because "Wisdom" is calling out for people to listen, and there are several parallels to Christ.  Verse 35 is pretty succinct:

35 For whoever finds me finds life
      and receives favor from the Lord.

 

Mark 11:22-25 is intriguing because it makes it clear that God will forgive us as we forgive others, and it makes me wonder if I really can "ask for anything" in faith.

 

From a song we sang this morning at church:

 

Verse 1
I once was fatherless,
a stranger with no hope;
Your kindness wakened me,
Awakened me, from my sleep

Verse 2
Your love it beckons deeply,
a call to come and die.
By grace now I will come
And take this life, take your life.

Pre-chorus
Sin has lost it's power,
death has lost it's sting.
From the grave you've risen
VICTORIOUSLY!

Chorus
Into marvelous light I'm running,
Out of darkness, out of shame.
By the cross you are the truth,
You are the life, you are the way

Verse 3
My dead heart now is beating,
My deepest stains now clean.
Your breath fills up my lungs.
Now I'm free. Now I'm free!
 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank you for the promise of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.  Thank you for the hope of life forever with you because of the resurrection of your Son.  Please help me walk in the light.  Please help me live life to the fullest and show others the way.  I pray in Jesus's Name. Amen.