“He is risen! He is not here; for He is risen!”
Matthew 28:6.
By the time you read this, Easter will
have passed, but let us remember the reason we celebrate Easter. It’s the new
life we are afforded by the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
That new life may be in a way we are unprepared for, but blessed, nonetheless.
In his book, “Prayer,” Timothy Keller
reminds us of that in a story about King David. When we look at 2 Samuel 7,
starting in verses 11-13, David is at the height of his power as King. He is a
faithful servant and wants to build God a temple to honor Him. But God flips
the script. Through the prophet Nathan God tells David, “No, I will build you a
house.” David wants to build God a place that would display God’s glory. God,
in effect, had a counterproposal. God would display His glory in David’s royal
blood line. A line that God promised would last forever.
How could David’s bloodline last forever?
David could have argued with God or questioned the Great I Am. Instead, David
went in prayer to God and thanked him for this great honor. What lesson could
we gleam from this? When we “tell” God what we’re going to do and He corrects
or changes our path, we can not be obstinate and instead thank for “guarding
our paths.”
David trusted God. We have the benefit of
knowing the outcome of this promise. In Hebrews 7:16 we are reminded that one
of David’s descendants will take up a kingdom and never relinquish it, because
of the divine power of his indestructible life. Jesus Christ, the ultimate Son
of David, will do this.
Keller reminds us later that David found
the heart to pray to God in gratitude when he received God’s word of promise.
Christians, however, have an infinitely greater Word of promise. God will not
merely build us a house; He will make us his house.
Remember this lesson in this season of new
life and new beginnings. Have a open heart, fill it with gratitude and see
where the Lord sends you down His path.
If this Easter Season finds you away from
God. Take this opportunity to welcome Christ in to your heart. He went to the
Cross and died and was resurrected, not because he was duty- bound to do so, it
was because he loves you. He wants a relationship with you.
As this is April, and Confederate History
Month, let us also remember the blessing of our descendants as well.
I hope everyone has a Blessed Easter
Season.
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