Easter 2010

As Easter came this year my husband and I have been undergoing a transition of sorts and I have been mainly preoccupied with those changes. We asked God at the first of this year to give us abundant life in him as promised in the scriptures but you don't get the abundant life unless you are living and breathing the Savior and His Word. It has been kind of scary to pray for a life that is full of surprises, because I don't like surprises, but coming to this point in my Christian life it has to be all or nothing. I am tired of living in fear of what might happen in my future or my children's futures. I serve a Sovereign God who tells me in His Word that he loves me so much he gave his only child to die on a cross that I might have forgiveness of sin and walk with Him as His child also. So at age 55 either I believe Him or I don't. There is no middle of the road or riding the fence. If we believe lets put our faith into action and action into our faith. I had prayed before the service this morning that He would speak to me in a personal and mighty way as I worshipped Him for what He did on the cross for me and that He rose again on that 3rd day and conquered death for all of us, but as I sat there my heart felt heavy and burdened with all that is going on in my life and with those I love, then someone sang a song about mercy, God's mercy, he is all we have and he is our only hope for the future. That song made me think about all those that are out there that don't believe in Christ, that were brought up to know him and have turned their back on what he did just for them. Can I just say, if you were the only person that needed forgiveness He would still have died and rose again just for you? It is a most personal gift He gave us and through this gift we know Him as our Savior but He also wants to know us intimately in every aspect of our lives. My heart was broken this morning as I thought of those that have turned from Him to pursue the lusts of their heart, using God's love for us as an excuse to be selfish and do what we want, instead of knowing what he did, understanding what He did for us, and wanting to give our lives back to Him through serving Him, worshipping him and honoring Him with the life He gave us. Heavenly Father, I do pray for mercy, mercy and more mercy for that person that has turned away from you to live unto themselves instead of unto you. May you give them sight that they may see the truth this special day when we celebrate your Son's resurrection and victory over death. I praise you heavenly Father.