Today is a beautiful spring day.  You can see the buds on the trees, the color returning to the grass, more animals running around.  You can see everything beginning to stretch and break out from its elongated slumber.  You can literally see the resurrection of the earth.  It is only fitting that Easter is at this time of year.  The earth is used as a prophet to proclaim the fact that Jesus was raised around 2000 years ago.  It is a reminder of the power God has over life and death and how he defeated death.  I encourage you to take a moment and look outside let the sun warm the side of your face and think back to a week ago, 2 weeks ago, back to when the earth was dormant and there seemed no hope spring was coming,  Then think how the apostles felt as there seemed no hope Jesus was the Messiah.  Imagine how despair turned joy as Jesus appeared to the disciples.  See the rebirth of their confidence and excitement.  Now know that he has that same rebirth for you.  Jesus was raised to give you rebirth in him.  He gives you the ability to be reborn day after day.  Time and time again.  Mess up after mess up.  As in the spring there is life so know that in Christ there is life, life to the fullest!

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