God of Resurrection
Last week I got to substitute teach for my sister's Sunday School class. And as last Sunday was Resurrection Sunday, we learned about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and why it is so significant for our faith as Christians. The reason I bring up all this, is because what I learned as we sifted through the pages of our Bible, I needed in the middle of my day today. In the middle of my 'Friday'. Jesus Christ, God in flesh was born into a dying and wicked world. And that is pretty awesome. (And I certainly do not take that lightly!) But the fact that God in Flesh, died on a rugged cross. Paired with the fact that three days later God in flesh, rose to life from the grave of death is FUNDAMENTAL for my belief in this God, in this Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:17 "If Christ is not risen, your faith is futile". If Christmas was all that there was to this story, well, it would have been a nice story. It would have been a nice little story. But that ...