The FREE gift of Easter.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..... For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26 NIV

Easter wasn't always my favorite holiday, but once I knew what the empty tomb signified....Jesus's victory over sin and death, it changed my holiday preferences...cuz nothing can top this!! If you don't understand why Easter is the best....keep reading.

The Holy Bible tells us that we have ALL fallen short of the glory of God....we have ALL messed up and we are ALL separated from Him. Let's face it we humans just mess up. People come into the world and no matter how wonderful a person is, that person is going to sin in thought, word, or deed and probably all three! God is holy and so to be in His holy presence we must be washed clean of our sins and be made holy....we must desire to be like Him....clean and blameless and holy. We need to recognize our need for this transformation......for us to be redeemed.

Thanks be to God He has given us His son for our redemption. Sin came into the world via one man, Adam and the Son of God was sent to cancel that sin for us and to take the blame for all our sins. We will never fully understand this miracle, ....but we must realize and we must have disgust for our sins and turn from them and seek the Lord's forgiveness for them.

It must have been unbearable to carry the weight of every sin on that cross....to feel that separation, but Jesus did it for us as a gift to us....His FREE gift. Think about it....Free....this is the best FREE OFFER you will ever receive because it will effect your life right away.... here on earth and also where you are going to spend ETERNITY. (Eternity is a loooooonnnnggggg time, so think about this carefully.) God is love and because He IS love he made a way for you to be with Him forever and it is through Jesus and His love shown to you through the sacrifice on the cross we are able to be with God. Being in eternity without God is going to be an unspeakable horror....I don't really think we can understand.

So friend, if you have not previously done so, recognize your need...you know you are not perfect and holy like God....nobody is! Pray to Jesus and tell Him you don't want to be the same and you want to be cleansed from your transgressions. You want a new beginning. He is faithful to hear and because of His love for you He will give you the Free gift of a new life which includes being with Him for eternity and also He will help with all the junk right here.....right NOW! It is THE best offer you will EVER receive.