This past week, we had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate Easter and the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. One of the things I talked about in my Easter message is the fact that the resurrection opened up the opportunity for us to live life to the fullest right now.
Unfortunately, many of us have a tendency to dwell in the past. Whether that’s struggling with past failures, struggling with things we feel God didn’t do for us, or struggling with the hurt or failure of others. We often allow these things to keep us from living the life God intended each of us to live right now.
We also have this way of seeing the resurrection as something that points to the future. Where someday, down the road, we will go to heaven and all our fears and struggles will be over. And though that is true, He has also given us the opportunity for abundant life right now. Hope for a glorious future shouldn’t keep us from living the life that God has called us to live today.
Jesus came to untangle our past and allow the hope of our future to seep into our present—so that we can live the lives He’s called us to live right here, right now: lives full of His love, hope, and joy; lives that are impacting those around us.
John 3:16 tells us: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The eternal life that He has given us doesn’t start when our time on this earth comes to an end. The eternal life that He’s given us starts the minute we say yes to Him. Are we living that eternal life right now? Are we living our lives the way God has called us to live?
Heavenly Father, we thank You that You loved us so much that You sent Your Son Jesus to make a way for us to experience eternal life. Help us to grab hold of that life right now and to live it to the fullest. May we walk in the power of Your Spirit and be the light and life you have called us to be in a world that so desperately needs us. -Amen
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