Most people celebrate Easter giving candy, doing Easter egg hunts, seeing the Easter bunny, getting together and having a meal with family, and that's all fun stuff. But really, Easter is so, so much more. Easter is about the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, who was hung on a cross over 2,000 years ago to die. Why was He hung on a cross to die? 2,000 and some years ago, people were hung on crosses because they were criminals. But Jesus, however, was completely innocent. He was treated like a criminal for us. He was treated like a criminal for actual criminals who had sinned. He died for our sins, because He loves us so, so much. He died so you might have life, so you could be free from sin. Free from all of your mistakes. Jesus dying was not the end of the story though, He rose again. He came back to life, and showed Himself to His followers. He showed them His scars, His wounds, to prove He is who He said He is. That's the reason we celebrate!
Lostfairy's sister, Tracey Dyck, wrote an awesome poem about Easter, and Jesus' death for us. Every year I like to share it, so here it is! I also encourage you to listen to the song at the end of the poem by Chris Tomlin. The poem is called, "When Love Runs Red".
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When Love Runs Red
by Tracey Dyck
When Love comes down to authored world—
Conceived within a virgin girl,
Laid to rest in bed of straw—
Come to satisfy the law . . .
When Love walks with the least of these
And answers blind men’s searching pleas;
Touches lepers, calls forth the dead,
And finds no place to rest His head . . .
When Love endures the scoffers’ words,
The hatred by His enemies stirred;
And bows to take a crown of thorns,
The cross upon His shoulders borne . . .
When Love climbs up that hill of death
And cries forgiveness with final breath—
When wrath of God on Him does fly
And night engulfs the weeping sky . . .
When Love runs red down rugged beams
And wrongs are washed by scarlet streams,
When blackest sinner becomes white,
Declared by God to be made right . . .
How can our hearts not drown in this?
This flood of grace, redemption’s kiss?
How can we not succumb to Him?
In light of this, all else grows dim.
When Love emerges from the grave,
Makes children of the serpent’s slaves,
The victory won, the chasm spanned,
In glorious light we Beloved stand.
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So incredible all that Jesus went through for us. If you want to know more about Jesus and what Easter is all about, you can click here to read the part of the Bible that talks about this! I know it's a long section, but if you want to just read about the death of Jesus, and all he went through, read Matthew 27:11-56. If you want to read about Jesus coming back to life, read Matthew 27:62-66, and all of Matthew 28.
Also, this is an awesome poem, Tracey Dyck! You did an amazing job with it!!
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Here's todays Bible verse!
Matthew 28:6
He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
God made you. Uniquely. Beautifully. Intentionally. Purposefully. Wonderfully.
That poem is awesome. The story is actually cool if you think about it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet poem!
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