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Jesus is Risen and we are Saved! There will be no more death, only Heaven for those who Follow Jesus. But Christ’s Gift is not just Heaven, He has created a Bridge between us and our Father. Because Jesus was willing to suffer for us, not only will we be able to go to Heaven, but we will be able to have a relationship with God right here and right now!

The Bridge that Christ created allows us to become God’s children once again. Because Jesus opened the door (so to speak), we can now not only talk with Him, we can talk with our Father and the Holy Spirit. The world will never be completely dark again, for the light has come 🙂

To be able to approach Heaven’s Throne, what an incredible privilege that is. To be able to ask God for help, to share our day, our successes and our worries. To know how much God loves us! Wow! It’s hard to even find the words to describe how wonderful that is!

And to know that we WILL be going to Heaven for all eternity. There is no more death. No more fear. Only light. Because Heaven will be our Home soon.

In the blink of an eye, those who Follow Jesus will join Him in Heaven Forever!

We are so grateful that Jesus came and that we can go to Home to Heaven. But what is Heaven really like? We don’t talk about Heaven nearly enough in church, or anywhere else for that matter. But we should. We need too!

First of all, Heaven is much closer than we think :). If we could see those who went to Heaven before us; we could reach out and touch them. For those who are still on earth, we can talk to those in Heaven. You see when God said not to talk to the dead, He meant the dead in spirit. Those in Heaven are very much ALIVE!

And when we go to Heaven, we don’t stop loving those we love. And even better, we can keep praying for them!

But what is Heaven like for those who are there? Do you remember the Garden of Eden. We may have first learned of it as children. The Garden was filled with all kind of trees. These trees grew many types of food that were good for eating. Heaven has this same Garden, plus many other things.

Flowers so fragrant that they create great happiness for all those who walk among them. A great river, so long and wide that there is plenty of room for all of us. And a river so clean, we can drink right from it! Mountains, animals, beautiful fields and flowers…There will be great adventures, deep friendships and hugs beyond belief…

And most of all, we will live with God. His Light will shine on us, lighting our days , for there will be no more night. There will be no more fear or worry. Only Happiness and Peace for all eternity.

So when the going gets tough, just remember that your place in Heaven is assured. For all those who accept Jesus and Follow Him will spend eternity in Heaven. God’s Great Gift to us 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

The world seems a bit crazy and dangerous these days. Our own country included. Good thing for us that we are first and foremost citizens of Heaven; we always will be 🙂

As Followers of Christ, we are already citizens of Heaven. Just because we are not there right now does not mean that we are not citizens of Heaven. A place is waiting for us and we get to follow Jesus to our real home: Heaven. We may be on this earth, but we are not of this earth.

And we will go to Heaven, because no power on this earth is capable of stopping us from returning home to Heaven.

The only thing that can stop us is if we choose to stop following Jesus. And we won’t! Because no power on this earth can stop us from Praying.

And remember, we can ask Jesus to give us more Faith and more Perseverance. We can ask Jesus to give us Hope and Love for Him and Love for others… There is nothing that we can not ask Jesus for. And Jesus will answer and He will be happy that we asked!

No matter the hardship or hurt, we can simply turn and give it to Jesus and He will give us rest.

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying. Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

To love us so much. Who could? Who has? To willingly suffer such pain because you loved us! To be nailed to a Cross, willingly holding your hands on the Cross while they pounded the nails into your hands. And because you are God, we know that you could have escaped the pain and suffering at any time, but chose not to. You kept your hands and everything else in place, willingly suffering all of the pain so that you could save us!

Your kind of love Jesus is a love so amazing and so complete, a love so great and so huge we can’t even begin to understand it. Thank You!

Thank You Jesus For Loving Us So Much!

“At the end of my days, Lord find me, faithful”

Jonathan & Melissa Helser

Isn’t that what we all want? “At the end of my days, Lord find me, faithful”. “Grateful”…

We all want that, even on the really hard days. So this Easter, maybe that is the gift we can give Jesus, who has loved us so well and so completely!

If you hadn’t had to suffer on that Cross for the sins of those before me, I know that you would have suffered on that Cross just for me!

As we begin Holy Week, I can’t help but think of how much pain you must have suffered, both from the physical pain of the Cross and the pain you felt watching those who loved you so, suffered while watching you. And while in the end, I suppose the physical pain obliterated all, I know watching your mother watching you must have hurt SO much. I am so sorry.

I am so sorry for my sins for I know that they caused your suffering! Please forgive me and know how sorry I am. And please help me to leave all sin behind and follow you always.

Thank you.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

I’ve often wondered what a letter from Jesus to His Mother might have said? How would Jesus thank her? How do we thank her?

Our own children are so close to us. So grateful for their childhoods, our love and counsel, our wisdom….our hugs, that they can count on us always ! How does one even begin to say thank you for that? What do they say? A picture is worth a thousand words, but a hug is worth even more!

However, Jesus would have added even more! He would have thanked her for encouraging His first miracle (John 2:1-21) and for the many times she encouraged Him and listened to Him. The way she stood at the Cross while He suffered, willing Him with her love to make it through.

I can’t even imagine standing below the Cross of my son, witnessing the pain and suffering that he was in. It would have ripped by heart out and I do not think I would have had the strength to witness it. But Mary did! And the love!

And Mary did it with an endless love and strength. Her courage knew no limit. Her willingness to accept God’s Will was amazing and continue to be such an example for us all. Jesus loves her so and that is without doubt! And that He admired her is without question.

As Mothers, following Mary’s great example can only help our own children and bring us closer to Jesus 🙂

It would be hard for a letter to convey the depth of love Mary had for Jesus and that Jesus had for Mary, perhaps a hug might be the only way 🙂

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!

 

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.  And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.  Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.“-1 Corinthisans 13

Earthly love always seems to be based on performance. Even with those who love us the most, there is a minimum behavior that is expected.

But this is not the way of Jesus. He loves us no matter what we do. And He will never leave us. We could be a drug addict laying in the gutter; we could be the most selfish, evil person in existance, we could have rejected Him until our dying breath and then accepted Him, and He would still love us. And He would still be with us forever. That’s how much Jesus loves us!

And we who believe in Jesus spend our whole lives learning and trying to love like Jesus does. Because that is what it is all about 🙂

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!

Ever hear the song, Come Alive? As we approach Easter, it’s easy in the rush of all the preparations to forget to spend time with Jesus really thinking and praying about what is to come.

How much pain Jesus suffered so we could have a new bridge to God. So we could go to Heaven. Or how much Mary suffered watching Her only Son suffer so, and for so long. I don’t think I could do that!

I think of what is must have been like to hang on that Cross. Or what it must have been like for Mary to see Her Son up there and not be able to get Him down! I couldn’t do that! I don’t know anyone who could!

We can never give Jesus the Gift that He gave us. But there is a gift we can give Him. We can truly meditate on both His suffering and the suffering of those who were there. Those who knew and loved Him. We can even think about the suffering of Judas, how horrific he must have felt knowing he betrayed Jesus.

And we can once again give ourselves to Jesus and “Come Alive” once again 🙂

We can truly prepare for Easter!

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!

Easter is on it’s way and saying Thank You to Jesus for His amazing sacrifice is a wonderful thing to do. I have personally put up a number of these signs. And placing these signs has given me so much joy it seems almost like the real gift is to me.

Still, when we put these signs up, we encourage other Christians. We let Jesus know just how truly grateful you are, so order one today! Below are links to the movement and how to get a sign(s) for you 🙂

“In 2016, a young teenager prayed for help to display Easter signs in his hometown of Asheboro, NC.”

Use this link to find your own “Thank You Jesus”

Happy Easter!