HE IS STILL ALIVE

“And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.  He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”

Matthew 28:5,6 KJV

Charles Wesley wrote the beautiful hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”.  I love these words.  “But the pains that He endured, Alleluia!  Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!  Now above the sky He’s king, Alleluia!  Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!”  Thank God for our risen Saviour.

Sometimes we act like Jesus is dead but He is still alive.  It is impossible to smile all the time because we have crises and dark valleys in our life but even when we are going through them, we have the assurance that Jesus still loves us and cares about us.  There is no such thing as a gloomy Christian.

If we have confessed our sins, asked God to forgive us and invited Jesus to come into our heart, we are saved and going to Heaven and that should make us rejoice.  Not only will we go to Heaven, we will see Jesus face to face.  Are you shouting with joy and happiness yet?

Carrie E. Breck wrote one of my favorite hymns “Face to Face with Christ, My Savior”.  “What rejoicing in His presence, When are banished grief and pain; When the crooked ways are straightened, And the dark things shall be plain.”  The words in this inspiring hymn fill my heart with happiness and joy.

The next time satan lies to you and tells you Jesus doesn’t love you, remember Jesus loves you so much He died on the cross and shed His blood for your sins so you can go to Heaven.

Joanne Lowe

August 21, 2018