March Madness…
I don’t know about you but I
love this time of year… The flowers are starting to bloom, the trees are
budding out, my allergies are in full warp mode, and you can wear shorts one
day and it is snowing the next day… You know that true Arkansas weather! No one
else in the country has weather the way we do. Well maybe a few have the same.
I am not sure if anyone else can attest to the fact that we now have 3 tornado
seasons a year, fall, winter and spring.
I don’t know about you but
March Madness, for me, has nothing to do with basketball. All the plans for the
summer are coming to a head in one month. Trying to plan 3-4 events for the
summer is beginning to take a lot of time.
Isn’t it funny how life can
consume so much of your time. A lot of it we put upon ourselves. Sometimes we
just have to say “no” to some of the things we are asked to do, otherwise we
will have to take “sleep” out of our schedules because there is no other time
to do it.
Seriously though, I really do
love this time of the year, and the reason is because it is the time of year
that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. About this time Jesus was
going through the worst time of His human life. He was being persecuted,
scourged, made fun of, cursed and ultimately led to the cross. Luke 22:39 through 23:49
Yes it is true that Christ
died on that cross. Luke 23:44-46 No one will ever dispute that He did die.
Most people will tell you that this is where it ended. He was just a prophet of
God or just a man who knew the scriptures well enough to fool a lot of people
into following a false messiah. Yes you will find that a lot of religions will
tell you that it all ended there on that cross. But, this my friend, is where
the crossroads are. At this point you have to choose to go right or left.
The left road is the road
that takes you down the path of least resistance. It is a road that will lead
to destruction, a road that man has made and satan has ordained. A road that
says there is no Son of Man, that He never existed and that there are other
ways to heaven besides Christ. This road
is also the road that says you don’t need Christ, that you don’t need church or
fellowship. It tells you that you are ok on your own. This is a lonely road and
satan is waiting to take you down it. How far you may ask??? All the way to
Hell itself…
On the other hand you can
turn to the right. It is a harder road to navigate. It requires commitment. It
will demand you to put your faith in a guide that can get you down the road to
your new destination. Without this guide you will most likely get lost as
sometimes you will not be able to see the road at all. Your guide will come at
no material cost to you as He has already paid the toll fees. He did this
because He loves you that much. In fact He loves you so much that He is willing
to die for you to make sure you get to your new home. Satan does not like your
new Guide, you see your new Guide is everything that satan is not. Are you
aware of whom this Guide is? It is Jesus…
Jesus did arise from the
grave. Luke 24:1-7 You see, He died on that cross but He
arose on the third day so that you and I don’t have to die. We can have
everlasting life. John 3:16-18 God loves you so much that He would give His
only Son. The bloodshed that Jesus experienced was for you and me. This season
is all about Jesus rising from the grave and defeating satan once and for all…
Is He your Savior? If not
would you like to hear more about Him? Give me a call…
“Jesus is the reason for this
Season”
Where
will you be on Easter Morning?????
“The Greatest Adventure
in Life is seen Through the Love of Christ”
Bro John 501-262-0015
