“But the fact is, it was our pains he carried— our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself,  that God was punishing him for his own failures. But it was our sins that did that to him, that ripped and tore and crushed him—our sins! He took the punishment, and that made us whole. Through his bruises we get healed.” Isaiah 53:5-8

What a verse!  I get chills meditating on it.  As you have noticed media outlets, like themovie and mcusic industry have put that verse into motion and play. “The Passion of the Christ” was created  to paint a picture of the what occurred that dark day – Good Friday. The song  “True Love” by Phile Wickham was written to remind of the price He paid as he died on the cross.

  As I watched the Passion of the Christ, with my family the morning of Easter,  four words came to me, My Sweet, Sweet Jesus. I sat there watching a man who was being tried and beaten, scorned, flogged and spat upon for my sins that I had not even committed. What kind of love it that? I sat their thinking to myself “How could you not be in love with a man who loved me enough to die just to have a relatiobship with me.” It was the first time I actually grasped the amount of love that was nailed to that cross. Through Him I am victorious of sin!

For most Christians we view Easter as a sign of victory. He conquered the grave, as well as sin. We all say, or have said the well known phrase, ” He has Risen. He has risen indeed!”  It is a day and phrase that means a lot to those of us in Christ. For John Haas, Easter is a very monumental day for him.  And then there are some that feel as if “they are set free”, as SMU Alumni, Tori Green states it.

How do you view the day your Savior conquered the grave? Is it a day of victory. Freedom. Reconciliation. Healing. However you view the day, do not just make it Easter Sunday that you thank Him for what He did, make it everyday. He died and rose again to have a relationship with you. Once you enter that relationship, the amount of love given and shown is unsurpassable. After all, how can you not love a man who paid the ultimate price for you.

Blessings

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