Last week, Christian churches, around the world, celebrated Holy Week, which culminated in Resurrection Sunday. The Resurrection of Christ, from the dead, gives us a promise and a hope that if we call on the Lord and believe that he is the Son of God, we will be saved. We will be raised with Christ and allowed to live in victory.
We are Redeemed because our Redeemer is alive and sitting victoriously at the right hand of the Father, interceding on our behalf.
Job 19:23-27
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
23 I wish that my words could be written down 24 or chiseled into rock. 25 I know that my Savior lives, and at the end he will stand on this earth. 26 My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body I will see God. 27 Yes, I will see him for myself.
20 On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran to Simon Peter and to Jesus’ favorite disciple and said, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb! We don’t know where they have put him.”
3 Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 They ran side by side, until the other disciple ran faster than Peter and got there first. 5 He bent over and saw the strips of linen cloth lying inside the tomb, but he did not go in.
6 When Simon Peter got there, he went into the tomb and saw the strips of cloth. 7 He also saw the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Jesus’ face. It was rolled up and in a place by itself. 8 The disciple who got there first then went into the tomb, and when he saw it, he believed. 9 At that time Peter and the other disciple did not know that the Scriptures said Jesus would rise to life. 10 So the two of them went back to the other disciples.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
11 Mary Magdalene stood crying outside the tomb. She was still weeping, when she stooped down 12 and saw two angels inside. They were dressed in white and were sitting where Jesus’ body had been. One was at the head and the other was at the foot. 13 The angels asked Mary, “Why are you crying?”
She answered, “They have taken away my Lord’s body! I don’t know where they have put him.”
14 As soon as Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know who he was. 15 Jesus asked her, “Why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener and said, “Sir, if you have taken his body away, please tell me, so I can go and get him.”
16 Then Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him, “Rabboni.” The Aramaic word “Rabboni” means “Teacher.”
17 Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.” 18 Mary Magdalene then went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord. She also told them what he had said to her.
Right now, there are many that are on the verge of giving up or losing hope. I stand in front of you and speak life into your soul. The God that we serve is exceedingly and abundantly able to do more than we can ask or think.
Leave your problems and fears on the alter. Trust and believe that the God we serve is bigger and greater than your situation. Leave all of them on the alter and proclaim, in belief, “Lord, do it!” Stand back, in faith, and give God your Best Praise.
Ephesians 3:14-21
New King James Version (NKJV)
Appreciation of the Mystery
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
I love you with an amazing and everlasting love. Stand firm and have faith.
I always find it interesting when the name and works of Jesus are downplayed or dismissed as an every occurrence. The Trinity of God is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. This week is Holy Week. If at no other time in Christendom does the work of the Trinity come into play as it does this week.
Yesterday, Palm Sunday, was the start of Holy Week. Which is the week leading up to Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection. This week, those of us that call ourselves Christians, is the whole reason we can call ourselves saved. We have been bought with a price. A very expensive price. The cost of God’s only begotten Son. Remember to always honor the value, and live life with thankgiving, for the price that was paid for our lives.
This morning, Lord, as we head into the weekend and into Holy Week, we proclaim that you are a Good God and your mercy endures forever and ever and ever.
Thank you, Jesus!!!
Psalm 100
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
(A psalm of praise.)
The Lord Is God
100 Shout praises to the Lord, everyone on this earth. 2 Be joyful and sing as you come in to worship the Lord!
3 You know the Lord is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.
4 Be thankful and praise the Lord as you enter his temple. 5 The Lord is good! His love and faithfulness will last forever.
I love you with an amazing and everlasting love. I praise God for each and everyone reading this devotional. May you experience the goodness and faithfulness of God for yourself. May your lifestyle and life reflect your relationship with an AMAZING God.
If you have never experienced the love and goodness of God, I pray that you would go deeper into your sacred journey with Jesus. Feel free to reach out to me or another brother or sister in the Lord. We would all be happy to encourage and pray with you. We all have a testimony, of God’s goodness, that we would be willing to share.
One of my favorite songs, when I was younger, was a song sung by Joe Cocker entitled, “You Are So Beautiful.” Most people wouldn’t normally think about it being a gospel song, but it’s the song that Spirit and I sing to each other.
When I’m loving on God and I’m having an especially sacred time with the Holy Spirit, I will begin to hear this song in my heart. I feel the pure love of God flowing over me. Then I begin to sing it out loud and the tears flow.
I understand the Psalmist’s heart:
Psalm 27:4
New International Version (NIV)
4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
This morning, I’m sharing “Our” song with you. As we approach Resurrection Sunday, think about what Love God had for us. Think about the Beauty of the Cross. Think about the angels’ glorious song on that third day, when Jesus conquered the bondage of sin and death and showed up with ALL POWER IN his hands…then sing this song.
19 I pray that God will take care of all your needs with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!
One of the things my husband and I say, and remind each other of, when things don’t go as planned, is that “It could have been another way.” We understand that life is good and God is even better.
This morning, we had many scenarios of how life could have turned out. I’m here to say, “The Lord is blessing me and us, right now, right now.” Meditate on the blessings of God today. Thank Him for keeping you and covering you. Even when we make choices that are not the best, God, in His perfection, always loves us and guides us through.
A dear sister in Christ, and a faithful supporter of the morning devotionals, sent me the devotional song this morning. It is a beautiful reminder, by Avery Sunshine, that the Lord continues to bless us, even now.
I invite you to meditate, and hold in your heart, today’s scripture passage and worship video. As children of God, we are heirs and coheirs to the Kingdom. Don’t allow anyone or anything to steal from your presence, or your mind, that you are saved, covered, delivered and free.
Live like you know who you are!!!!
I dare you!!!
Philippians 2:6-11
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
6 Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. 7 Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us.
8 Christ was humble. He obeyed God and even died on a cross. 9 Then God gave Christ the highest place and honored his name above all others.
10 So at the name of Jesus everyone will bow down, those in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. 11 And to the glory of God the Father everyone will openly agree, “Jesus Christ is Lord!”
Metro Atlanta is now being called the “New Hollywood.” So many movies are being filmed in Georgia. What is the first thing that comes to mind, when you think of the making of a movie? For me, it is the director who yells, “Action or Cut.”
For many of us, we are the directors in our own lives. We have to know when to yell, “Action” and also when to yell, “Cut.”
Many of you that know my past, you know that I have a great fondness for some of the practices and teaching of Buddhism. Before any of you start emailing me, yes, most definitely I am a Christian. I just believe that every moment can be a teachable moment.
One of the things that the Dali Lama XIV said is, “Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist, use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.”
As Christians, our goal should be to make God the Father, God the Holy Spirit and God the Son look good. The triune of God should show up in our living, our talking, our interactions and our reactions with everyone we meet. When life happens, and you wake up in morning, God says, “Ready, Set, ACTION” how will you respond? How will you Show Up?
Today’s video is not a song, but rather a thought. Be open to being better…
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