A gift cannot fulfill its purpose unless it is fully received. You don't half-accept a gift, do you? You aren't halfway through a door. You either enter the door, or not.
That is, Christ's gift to us, of life eternal, is not fulfilled in you until you receive the gift with all your heart.
Here we stand on another Easter Day, rejoicing because our Lord has conquered death! Let it sink deep into your soul, the true meaning of this for you. It is personal, this thing Christ has done. He died and lives for us all, but we each have to choose what it means for us.
The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3.17
It is interesting to think of the Lord rejoicing over us, when today we focus on rejoicing over Him and the resurrection. The joy of what that means causes us to sing exuberantly. I don't feel that I am worthy of being rejoiced over, and that, my friends, is the point. I am not worthy. That is the kind of love we have at the doorstep of our hearts.
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