Spoiler Alert – He Lives!
I have two word phrases today:
~ Good News: Something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive. In Christianity, it is the message of Jesus Christ concerning the salvation of the faithful (as elaborated in the Gospels). I love that definition – that means we can wake up each day, and EVERYDAY, with GOOD NEWS!!
~ Spoiler Alert: In a discussion or review of a film, book, television, movie, drama, etc., it is a warning that an important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed.
This photo is of the front of a birthday card I received: “Spoiler alert — the hero comes back to life”. Hilarious! And that’s the truth. The guy in the book store has the Bible in his hands — and the message he’s hearing is the Hero – Jesus, rose from the grave and LIVES! The inside of the card said, “Happy Birthday and many happy RETURNS! I loved it when I received it, and I still love the message today, this day after Easter. Spoiler Alert again….There’s even more to this “happy ending”. Those of us who claim Him as our Lord and Savior will really live forever and ever because our HERO paid the price for us to spend eternity with Him. Now, that’s REALLY GOOD NEWS!
I felt that Easter Spirit in church with my Frisco family yesterday. We sang, raised our hearts and hands in joyous praise as we couldn’t contain our gratitude for what this day brought us. It meant spending ETERNITY with our Savior. The diabolical plot against our Lord was spoiled by His resurrection and now we can look forward to this Easter joy FOREVER!
It really is a phenomenon that from 12 ragtag men: fishermen, tax collectors, farmers, and a doctor exponentially multiplied to billions of followers throughout the ages. How incredible it is that Jesus never wrote a book yet there are more books written about Him than any other subject in the world. He never composed a song, but there is more music written about Him than any other subject in history. Jesus never painted a picture or carved a sculpture, but there is more art paintings and sculptures made about Him than any other subject in history. Jesus never traveled more than 100 miles from where He was born, and yet, there are followers of Jesus in every nook and cranny of the planet.
The HERO mentioned on this card, really is about GREAT NEWS. It’s great news because, when it’s understood, we are radically transformed by such indescribable love, peace, joy and so many other benefits that cause us to have a full, vibrant, abundant life on this side of heaven……AND BEYOND!!! Jesus defeated death so we don’t have to fear it. We can be certain of our future in heaven, but the best part is while we are still here, God gives so much purpose to our lives.
I don’t know who your hero is, but mine still lives…..He walks with me and talks with and tells me I am His own. He lives. He lives. Salvation to impart. You ask me how I know He lives……He lives within my heart!