The Gift Of Life

 

Psalm 16 KJV

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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On this Holy Saturday we remember that Jesus is the way to life. He is the only way to life in the peaceful presence of God. And... only he can and has shown us the way.

Throughout Lent we have followed him on his journey to the cross. We observed his final earthly entrance into Jerusalem with much fanfare. We grieved when his followers deserted him and one was responsible for betraying him. Our hearts were torn open when we once again heard of his torture and death on the cross for our sakes. Today we wait for the celebration of his resurrection of our Lord and our Savior.

We followed him to the cross and grave with sadness; but, tomorrow our hearts will be filled with joy as we celebrate his resurrection from the dead. We rejoice because we know that in his suffering all who believe in him are forgiven their sins and will receive life everlasting in the presence of Almighty God.

So many emotions have run through our hearts and mins us these last weeks as we remembered his life, his death, and his life now among us as he leads us on the path of eternal life.

With sorrow we know that his suffering and death was rightly our suffering and death. But, we also rejoice for a love so great that he was willing to do that so that we might have and truly live life. 

Let us give thanks to Almighty God this and everyday for the gift of life through His Son Jesus the Christ. Amen!

God's Peace - Pr. J.