Down Memory Lane

When I was a child at my former home church, we would have "dinner on the ground" on Easter Sunday. This didn't always happen on a yearly basis. It depended on whether or not the members would have their grandchildren home. If so, we had dinner after the service and and the kids would hunt the eggs. I wasn't very good at finding the eggs. If the members weren't having company during Easter, we'd go home for dinner. 

Back in the day, we as a nation would honor the Lord during Easter. We knew why we were Christians. We knew the reason Christ died on the cross. He died and rose from the grave so we could have eternal life. I also remember all the stores and restaurants closed every Sunday, especially for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Now, we're blessed if the church is full on specials occasions, much less on a regular basis. 

Let's take a stroll down memory lane. Let's visualize what it would've been like to watch Christ die on the cross. What would we think? How would we feel? Would we be afraid, or would we worship our Lord and Savior?

Then you learn that Jesus had risen from the dead. Would you believe that he was risen? Or would you believe the lie that the disciples stole his body? Would you, like Thomas, have to see Jesus to believe that he truly had risen from the dead?

There's nothing wrong with hunting Easter eggs and giving candy and gifts for Easter. But which is most important in our lives? I'll let you decide.