"He is not here; He has risen, as He said [He would do]." Matthew 28:6

Although I fail Him far too often, Jesus loves me anyway. He knew there was no way for me to ever do enough good to go to heaven on my own, since "no one does right, not even one." (Romans 3:12) So since He loves me (and you!), He willingly took the punishment that I deserve.

And not only that, He proved His power becuase 3 days later, He came back to life again!

So I live my life, attempting to please Jesus. As I said, I don't do a very good job of it, but that is when I'm not letting Him be the Boss. People who don't follow Jesus typically think that Christians think they are perfect. Or they think we are trying to do good in order to get into heaven. Unfortunately many times they are right. :-( But that is not what the Bible says at all.

On this Easter Sunday, I encourage you to examine your life. Examine your walk with God. I don't care if you "aren't religious," think Christians are "nutcases," or have a particular beef with some sort of denomination or "Christian cause." Don't look at God through other people and what they have done/not done to/for you. Examine your relationship with God.

I can tell you this. Jesus is the ONLY way to go to heaven and to live a life pleasing to God. In John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me."

But it's not just a matter of knowing that "oh yeah, Jesus is God," "yeah, I believe in God," etc. Romans 10:9 says "Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." You must trust JESUS and no one else (not yourself, not what some pastor said, not what you can do) to save you. You simply CAN'T do it on your own and "hope for the best." Your best will never be good enough.

And then TELL SOMEONE. In Luke 9:26 Jesus said, "Because whoever is ashamed of Me and of My teachings, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in the [threefold] glory (the splendor and majesty) of Himself and of the Father and of the holy angels." I'd love it if you shared your decision with me. :-) But the important thing is that you tell someone, don't hide, and let the Holy Spirit change your life.

So on this wonderful day, my prayer is that if you haven't already done so, make Jesus your Boss. And if you have, reflect on what He has done in your life. We should everyday, but Easter Sunday is an especially great day to do so.

Easter is about Jesus proving how much He loves us. Easter is about Jesus coming back to life after dying on the cross to be punished instead of us. Easter is about Jesus proving that HE IS GOD.