He Reigns Victorious!

Happy Easter everybody :) I listened to a really good and very encouraging sermon today and I also want to encourage you. We can so easily forget that Jesus HAS risen! He conquered death and He conquered sin. You may hear and read them as mere words but just think and reflect on the meaning of them.

Today the pastor at Lincoln Road talked about Simon Peter and how he denied Jesus 3 times. Every time, he denied him he was walking away from Jesus but every time Jesus asked Simon Peter if he loved him Jesus was walking towards him. Every time we are filled with shame and failure Jesus wants to remind us that he's already taken that to the cross. ALL of it is gone. He has taken it ALL away from us.

"But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”

Go tell his disciples AND Peter. We are Peter. Every time we fall short and every time we fail, we become so ashamed at ourselves but God is saying no! I have taken all that away from you already. It's all gone because I died on the cross for you AND rose again! Death has lost its sting and sin no longer has power over us :)

I guess Easter couldn't have come at a better time. I recently received an email from my Bangladesh team leader saying that our team is at a $50 000 deficit and that if people do not have $4000 in our accounts as of Friday, we may be unable to go. As discouraging as this news was when I first heard it, I know God reigns victorious. I know He will provide and this is part of the struggle but we can't doubt and we have to believe because God has already given the greatest thing to us. He sent His only son to die for us. All of our shame and failures and brokenness is gone and nothing is impossible with God! :)