He is Coming Again!

Easter is a wonderful time of year not only because Spring surrounds us with reminders of the renewal of life, but also because we are able to celebrate the Living Son of God, Jesus Christ. This season allows children (and some adults) to escape into a fairy land of bunnies, candy, and pastel colors; it allows families to gather around a meal, enjoy fellowship, and spend the most precious commodity they have: time. A very important reminder for me this year is not only to spend time participating in Easter egg hunts and choosing the perfect meal for dinner, but to spend time with the Lord. It seems that we so rarely reflect on the fact that we were given time on this earth to worship and be in fellowship with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; God gave us time to be in communion with Him. 

When you are headed to church this year, remember that when you participate in the fellowship of the Saints, the corporate gathering of the church, you are partaking in a sacrament that allows believers in Christ to get a glimpse of the new creation that is to come. That new creation encompasses what we were originally intended to be: in complete fellowship with the God of Creation. We can also celebrate the life of Christ, the lives of those who have gone before us, who have taken up their citizenship in heaven (Philippians 3:20), and the life we have yet to embrace within the heavenly dwellings. Yes, it is the death, resurrection, and life of Jesus that we celebrate at Easter; but let us direct our attention to the understanding that Christ died, rose from the dead, and is living today so that we may be in fellowship with Him in this time and place. If we spend time with Christ, we are able to become more like him by knowing his ways, which prepares us for the glorious day when we are called to rest in the new creation to become what we were fully intended to be: in complete fellowship with our Creator, where time has no limit. So this Easter, embrace the communion of the saints, spend some extra time with Jesus, and be encouraged, then, as we hold fast to the truth:

“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil – and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” Hebrews 2:14-18

Hallelujah – He is alive, He actively holds power over death, and He is coming again to take us to the place where He dwells!

- Stevie

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