Holy Week

Hello and God’s Peace to all!


….Continued from Last week….

The stone was moved away! Jesus was no longer on the cross. He was no longer in the grave. Our Lord had won the victory for us over death, hell, and the power of the devil. What a joy it is to know that we have a living Saviour who overcame all things for us.

As we spoke last week about how the events of this week affect our lives here on earth, notice what day we now worship on. We worship on Sunday, the Lords Day. This is because it was a the greatest event that He arose from the dead. This event was far greater even than the rest that God took after creating the entire world in six days. When we experience the living Lord Jesus in our hearts by faith, we have entered into His rest. We have a living hope of eternal Salvation because He is alive!

It is interesting that the women were the first ones to the tomb that resurrection day morning. Women still today play a very prominent roll in the church. Women often understand relationships better than men, and their hard work and dedication in the church is surely a blessing.

When our Lord showed himself to the disciples after his resurrection He said Peace be unto you John 20:19 (KJV)
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Jesus did not want the disciples to be afraid. We hear this phrase so often in the Holy Scriptures. Fear not was told to the angels at the time of Jesus birth. Many other times we are instructed to not be fearful. Fear is the opposite of faith. Do not let the devil tempt you with fear or unbelief. You will not find in the scriptures that God wants us to fear.

The work of our Lord here on earth was complete when He fulfilled all for us in His life and in His death, and the earth could not contain Him. He arose, therefore we live. However all the promises were not fulfilled.

Jesus made this wonderful promise in John 15:26 (KJV)
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Now all those that are partakers of the complete work of Jesus for our redemption and salvation, have the comforter the Holy Spirit of God living within their hearts. He said he in John 14:18 (KJV) I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
This wonderful comforter is with us today, leading and guiding, comforting us, and also convicting us of sin and wrong. This is how we live our life today, by the great power of His Spirit. What a wonder, how amazing!

What a joy to know and understand that this period is the period of rest. Rest in Him and life lived by the power of the Holy Spirit! A life at Liberty in Christ! For 2 Cor. 3:17 (KJV)
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Partake of and Rejoice, dear reader in the Suffering, Death, and Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus this Easter Season!