I'm so thankful for Easter!
I have been sitting in this chair for at least an hour listening to my iTunes playlist labled "God songs" and typing...
I have typed out two really long, really detailed blogs both of which I deleted. Ha! I love Easter and in wanting to share my excitement I probably was on the verge of talking too much. Now I'm probably going to be a little less focused... sorry!
I will shorten it down greatly to say that I am humbled by God's love and forgiveness of our sins.
A friend of mine once said on her facebook status "Even Jesus was betrayed, why should I assume I wouldn't be?"
God is betrayed constantly by our disobedience and sin. Think of the worst things we do! Think of the things on the news! Think of all those things that we hear about in the day and say "I just can't imagine how someone would do that"... then think about the fact that they, we, have already been forgiven for it.
It's already done!
It took me years to forgive the people I felt truely betrayed by and I can't even imagine if I ever had to fogive them again. I don't know that I could... and yet... I've asked God to forgive me of my sins. And then the next day, I had to ask him again. And every time I've asked, he's said okay.
I'm humbled. God is so much greater than my understanding and his forgiveness so much greater than my deserving.
I was privildged to get to explain to someone the other day "what the big deal is with Jesus dying on the cross". It had never been explained to them the relationship with sacrifices and all the legalism of the old testiment. I hope I was able to explain it in a way that they understood... I guess at least I got to plant the seeds.
Another quote I found a few years ago, "Being a luke warm Christian is like saying 'yes, I believe in God, I'm just unimpressed by his work'".
Easter is a good time to really remember what was so impressive about it!! You try forgiving those who betrayed you and saying and believing "Forgive them Father, they know not what they do" as you pay the cost of their sin, its not as easy as Jesus makes it look!
