Because He Lives...

[Ava Gabrielle]

Good Morning World! First we dressed up, then we dressed down. We dressed up out of tradition,a fashion show for the saved & the unsaved. Then the saved got offended, said they were quitting the show. Did ANYONE get the point? We celebrate many days with fanfare. Why not the most wonderful, glorious day of the year? The day that OUR SAVIOR rose from the dead! Is there any other day more important? Have a great day!

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 1 Corinthians 15:19-21

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 1 Corinthians 15:13

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 1 Corinthians 15:17

It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 2 Timothy 2:11-12

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. John 14:19

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. Mark 16:6

Quote of the Day: Either there was an empty tomb or an empty faith. Author Unknown

On that Sunday morning the first thing that impressed the people who approached the tomb was the unusual position of the one and a half to two ton stone that had been lodged in front of the doorway. Josh McDowell

The first thing that stuck in the minds of the disciples was not the empty tomb, but rather the empty grave clothes - undisturbed in form and position. Josh McDowell

I pose one simple question: If Jesus were not alive, what hope would there be for you and I in this life or beyond? Ava Gabrielle

20 Nissan 5770 Today in Jewish History:  

Pharaoh Corners Jews at Red Sea (1313 BCE) Pharaoh's pursuit of the Jews (see Jewish History for the 18th of Nissan) ended on this day, on the shores of the Red Sea. A terrified Jewish nation divides into several factions. Some advocated mass suicide, others wanted to surrender and return to Egypt, the bolder ones prepared to battle the Egyptians, while others advised the nation to pray. G-d thought otherwise. He instructed the Jews to simply proceed onwards -- despite the sea which stood in their path. The Jews complied, and the entire following night they went through the parted waters of the Red Sea (see Jewish History for the 21st of Nissan)