Newborn

Marshmallow peeps, creme candy eggs, and chocolate bunnies line store shelves—such sweet sugary-laden treats children love (as parents cringe at the thought). But these worldly items offer no explanation or representation of the real message of Easter.

The real message of Easter can be simply stated: Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb of God, paid the price for humankind's sins so that we might have the freedom of new life through His death and resurrection on the cross. (But clearly, Jesus' path to the cross was not simple).    

​Like newborns, we are made new though our faith in Him. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17

The candy peeps and chocolate bunnies will never represent Easter. However, the "real" baby chicks, bunnies, birds, and other baby animals born in this spring season, along with the blooming of flowering plants and trees, are a reminder that God brings new life to earth. And He has brought new life to us through Jesus Christ, who offers us salvation from the darkness of the sin of the world.  

May your Easter be a day of celebration as you indulge in this beautiful, sweet message of spiritual food for your soul: "Jesus Christ is risen! He has risen indeed!"

My prayer for you: May you rejoice in the rebirth of your spirit and be renewed in faith today and each day, and may the light, joy, and love of the Lord guide you in all you do. 
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 NIV

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