Turn to Jesus.

Hebrews 12:2
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I want to start off by saying Happy Easter to all my blog readers!

Why is it so hard to look at Jesus, the reason for today, but so easy to give into Satan and his lies? Satan's plan is just the opposite of the Holy Spirit's. Satan wants to tell you that YOUR sins can't be forgiven, that there's no possible way that YOU can continue living the way you are, and that YOU'RE not anyone in Christ. Notice how these thoughts are all about YOU. That's the devil and his schemes.

You see, the Holy Spirit, brings us away from ourselves, and helps us to "fix our eyes on JESUS." Sure we're not worthy of anything, if we turn to Christ, we are worthy of everything, however. You will never be satisfied by your own prayers and desires, but instead you will be only be satisfied by those of Jesus. Jesus gives us rest and comfort in our soul. He is the "author and perfecter of our faith."

How do we overcome Satan's traps and enjoy the peace that God offers through Jesus Christ? Look into the eyes of Jesus Christ. Keep his death, suffering, and glory in the front of your mind. Follow Jesus and surely he won't fail you.

Lord Jesus, may we build our hope on nothing other than your blood that was shed on the cross, your healing mercy, and your love on this Easter Sunday.

Happy Easter! May you have a blessed day!

I think we need to sing "Happy Day" today. I've used this song in an earlier post, but I believe that it is highly important to understand the meaning of Easter. Plus, think of all the songs you sing on Easter: aren't some of them usually slow and/or somber? Well, not this one. Enjoy and start celebrating!



P.S. If you have trouble with the video stopping and starting, keep the video paused, and let it "buffer" (load) as it's called for a while. You will see the red bar along the bottom advance (speed depends on your Internet connection). Wait until that bar gets pretty far along (I'd say more than halfway) before you play the video and it shouldn't pause.