Thinking of Easter

For most of my life it has been assumed that Christians are on the back foot.

The messages of my life thus far have been; take your faith and keep it out of the public square. Christian perspectives were relegated to matters of church and family; until that also became a problem. Now even having Christian values within your church or in the walls of your own home is frowned upon.

But if we take the message of Easter seriously, we should take courage. The battle is won! It’s over. I don’t need to apologize for my beliefs because I am on the side of the victor. Does this mean I personally am always right? Of course not. I am human, I need to grow and learn and gain wisdom. But I do not need to feel shame about the God I serve.

That is the primary message of Easter for me.

Be brave!

Be true!

Step up and take on the mantle of Christ!

BE COUNTED!

Romans 8: 37-39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.