Our family had a wonderful Easter weekend celebrating Jesus. For the first time ever we attended a Friday service-our church has 9 services that weekend to accommodate everyone plus visitors. It was a little different getting all dressed on a Friday evening but getting to celebrate my Savior's resurrection was just as powerful. Our pastor talked about Jesus as the lamb of God. He was the perfect offering because we can NEVER be perfect on this side of heaven. In the OT when men brought their lambs as their offering, the priests did not examine that person but the lamb. He inspected the lamb for a spot, wrinkle, or blemish... not the man. Why is it that in our own human mind we think we will make it one day on our own...if we just__________. Fill in the blank! Read our Bible more, be more of a servant, pray more, give more, etc, etc.... For the record, I do believe we are to do all of these things but we do it out of our love for Him and not for His acceptance. He has already accepted us through the blood of the Lamb because we will never be holy enough without it. We continue to try to provide our own redemption when God has provided it-The Perfect Lamb for us! I am so thankful that He is perfect. I am so thankful for His sacrifice. I am so thankful for His Grace. I am so thankful I am His.
We enjoyed the rest of our weekend with some much needed rest, dyeing eggs and doing an egg hunt. Here are my favorite pics:
We took our family pictures this year at Gateway:
We met Anthony at Pine Cove several years ago and love to catch up when we see him. He sang a special Easter song this year and was AMAZING as usual!!
Dyeing Eggs and the Hunting Eggstravaganza!! :)
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