If you are an avid sports fan or play sports , surely you have heard the saying " stop the bleeding" . There is even a "slaughter rule" in High School ball where the game is "called" if a team is ahead by a certain margin in the latter innings. Thank God for efficiency huh ?I grew up playing alot of golf ( remember that golf spelled backwards is "flog" ) & we used to say that alot, when someone started to choke ie. "stop the bleeding".
This weekend the Masters is being played..." Sunday @ Augusta " & also it is Easter Sunday.
What if someone had been there to "stop the bleeding" ? There would be no Easter bunny ? No Peeps ? No flippin' Chocolate Bunnies ?
No my friends, if there had been someone there to "stop the bleeding" , there would be no eternal hope for mankind. Think about what the Man has done for us. He willingly went to the cross for our sin to offer us eternal life. He rode into town on a "prophesied donkey" in a parade knowing this was His death march. He knew the "slaughter rule" was about to be invoked.
What are you doing to celebrate Easter ? Hiding eggs ? Biting the ears off of the chocolate bunny ? Putting on your Sunday best " brand new" Easter outfit so you can attend church before Christmas ?
I pray that we all celebrate the Risen Christ , the One who conquered sin & the grave ! He holds a place for all of us . All we have to do is really accept His offer & believe that He is who He says He is.
Color eggs , eat Peeps , buy a new wardrobe.....but DON'T leave Him in the grave & out of your life !
Hebrews 9:22; In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed w/ blood, w/o the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness .
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