March 2008

This has been an incredibly long, hard winter. The groundhog has told us that we should expect at least a couple of more weeks of winter as we enter the month of March. This being Michigan, I believe that winter could still surprise us even in April. That being said, I am so grateful that spring is around the corner along with the hope and joy of Easter. The old saying is that “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Because of what Jesus has done for us with His sinless life, sacrificial death on the cross, and His being raised again from the dead, we can honestly say that “March (or the Season of the Cross)” comes in like a lamb (a sacrificial lamb) and when Jesus returns, He will come as a lion, the Lion of Judah, to rule and to reign in power.

I don’t know about you, but I’m truly grateful for the great gift of God which is centered on the cross and the risen Savior. Otherwise, as the apostle Paul has said, “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those who also have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people to be most pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:17 – 21 ESV).

I hope and pray that this entire season of the Cross and Resurrection Sunday will draw you closer to Him and cause greater love and wonder in your own heart as you reflect on the Savior.