04/04/2026
As you reflect today on your relationship with Christ, think about what it would have been like at the time he was crucified.
A week ago we would have been cheering as he rode in on a donkey. As the week went on we would have been part of the crowds that were turning on him. We would have been wanting him killed along with two criminals. The purpose of our cheers have completely change as to now we would have been cheering for Jesus to endure insults, pain, suffering, and his death.
Then what would we have thought the day after we crucified him and laid him in the tomb? Would you be wondering what have we done? Was this really the Son of God? How scared would we have been with the three hours of darkness, the earth shaking, and the torn curtain? Again thinking, what have we done?
In today’s world how many times do we go through life doing things that we do not think about the consequences or how it may affect others. It is only after the fact when we think about what we have done and may have regrets. The good news is we know how the story ends and that Jesus suffered on the cross for us. We know that when he rose from the dead, the victory was his. He meets us wherever we are at and no matter what we have done he is willing to forgives us and wants us to have relationship with him. Jesus wants us to follow him on the narrow road vs. following the crowd of nonbelievers. Easter is coming tomorrow, and let us celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
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