Resurrection Day!

I've had a couple of quiet moments today. I start to meditate on this day and what it means then find that my mind and heart cannot hold the magnitude of Easter's message. We started watching The Passion last night. We'll finish it this evening. I've actually only seen the movie once before when it first came out and wasn't sure then if I wanted to see if again. But this Easter, with my crazy busy life, I felt the need to put my focus on Jesus, His cross, and resurrection. The overwhelming emotion I feel as I watch The Passion and meditate on His Word is humbleness. The movie forces you to see and realize what it may have been like for our Lord to die that day 2,000 years ago. The weight of my own sin and filthiness is something He should never have had to bear. That He suffered and died for me is very humbling. I remember watching The Passion the first time and toward the end of the beating, crying and thinking, "Stop! Stop! I'll bear the punishment for my own sin! You are GOD! If I could stop it now and spend eternity in Hell I would do it." It is good for us to see ourselves in perspective of our Christ and understand His sacrifice. After humbleness, the next feeling is love and adoration. I would do anything, be anything, go anywhere, for this God Man who gave His life for me.
Let me tell you now - Jesus came to save sinners! You and me. Do not refuse His grace out of feelings of unworthiness. We are all unworthy. If you were worthy of salvation, there would have been no need of His death and resurrection. He did it because we are unworthy. Praise Him for the forgiveness of sin He offers and for giving us access to the Father! You will never have purpose or hope without Jesus. "I am the way, and the truth, and the light. No man comes to the Father except by (through) Me." -John 16:3 Amplified Bible