Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Please be passionate about drinking your portion in preparation for Easter.
This week we are focusing on the JOY of Easter. We can’t talk about Easter without recognizing the passion of Christ. Webster’s Dictionary defines passion as "extreme, compelling emotion or intense emotional drive."
What was the source of Christ’s passion? It was his intense love for mankind. Because He loved you and me so much, he gave his life for the sake of restoring us to fellowship with God.
Philippians 2:6-7 tell us that "he made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant by being made in human likeness." His passionate love caused him to leave the glory of heaven to take human form and live an obedient life of self-sacrifice required by the holiness of God.
The passion of Christ was directed by the Father’s will and resulted in a life whose purpose was the cross (John 12:27). The final words of Jesus were a triumphant proclamation. Like a runner crossing the finish line in agony, yet with great emotion in overcoming obstacles, Jesus says “It is finished!” (John 19:30) He had accomplished His purpose on earth. That’s the JOY of Easter.
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