Easter. The day of victory! My Savior
defeated the most undefeated force of all time. In all the stories,
death cannot be undone. It is forever, and nothing can change that. I
am a fan of the show Once Upon A Time, which uses all the classic
fairytales. Every time someone dies and someone else tries to bring
them back to life, they fail. No amount of magic will bring someone
back from the dead. Death is permanent. In other stories, if a
character dies and then come back to life, we usually call it a
cop-out ending, and toss it to the side. I read one that was
fantastic! I got so into it that when the child died in it, I cried.
Then, he magically came back to life. I only had three more pages,
and I could not finish the story. I was so mad that the author could
not use the death to bring a lesson or just close it out after the
death, that it ruined the entire book. Many people cannot wrap their
head around Jesus being alive because of what we have always known
about death. We know there is no turning back, but Jesus did it! He
lives. He brought victory over death, and that changes everything we
have ever known about death. My heart rejoices with such a change.
The greatest victory of the world came, and I rejoice over the One
who brought us life.
And why was there such a great change?
True love. If you ever read any fairytale, you know true love's kiss
breaks all spells. Snow White. Beauty and the Beast. Little Mermaid.
Sleeping Beauty. The list goes on! True love conquers. Our God bears
the greatest love. No one loves more than Him, and with that love, He
broke the curse of death, and gave us so much more. He brings peace
to our souls, after the raging war of sin. He broke the separation
between us and God. He brings us the knowledge of true love. Through
the resurrection of Christ, we are able to know the God of the
universe, the Ancient of Days. Only the pure and faultless love of
God could break such a curse!
Today, as I celebrate this victory of
death, my heart is overwhelmed with love. I cannot even imagine being
able to love as deeply as Christ when He gave His life over for all
humanity. My soul finds peace knowing my Jesus is an overcomer. He
came so I may live. Now that the grave has been conquered, He seeks
after me, and I run to Him. Yet not just me, He came for all who walk
this earth. He seeks after them just as earnestly, because His deep
love goes to all. I cannot stop sharing of His goodness to those
around me. I cannot keep this salvation to myself. All need to find
this love, and find the salvation Christ offers. Jesus took the sins
of all, and it is up to each person to take the offering. However,
they will not know of such love unless Christians get out there and
make it known.
I choose to earnestly share with all I
come to know. I choose to run like crazy until my time is done. I do
not want anyone to miss out because of my unfaithfulness. That is why
I choose to leave everything I have ever known behind, and run off to
Africa. This is where I can bring the most glory to Christ. Every
Christian has a place where they can bring the most glory to His
name, and that is where they need to be. Some people will remain
where they are, but people like me will be called to something
completely different in order for the entire world to know Him. I
praise God as He uses the Body of Christ to reach every nation.
Just like all other fairytales, the
Prince of this story will return! He will come riding on a white
horse, and put an end to all evil. He will win, because good always
wins. This is where I place my hope, and I know the end of this story
will not be a cop-out.
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