Put On Your Easter Bonnet! 

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As I prepare my heart to meditate on the ultimate sacrifice that took place on Calvary I also prepare my Easter bonnet to celebrate the glorious resurrection! I believe as Christians, we should outwardly display the joy in our hearts with all the beautiful colors God created especially on Resurrection Day more than anyone else in the world.

This is the hat I created and wore Easter Sunday at church many years ago before going to New York to be part of the Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue.

This hat was used as a witnessing tool to give us an awesome opportunity “to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you.” 1Peter 3:15 

We had our own Ticker Tape parade on Fifth Avenue as we strewed the street with thousands of pamphlets declaring “He is Risen!”

Come on ladies get your Easter Bonnet ready!

Jehovah Jireh

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In the book of Genesis we read of Abraham being willing to sacrifice Isaac, his son of promise on the altar, if God required it of him. There follows I believe one of the clearest words of prophecy in all of Scripture looking forward to Calvary.

Genesis 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering.

Not only was God going to provide a lamb, He was going to provide HIMSELF as that Lamb.

2 Corinthians 5:7 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. 

Yes, there was a lamb that day provided to take the place of Isaac BUT what is more important to you and me today is there was a Lamb that was provided to take our place.

Hebrews 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Genesis 22:11 Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place JEHOVAH JIREH

For further study during your Easter devotion time I Invite you to watch my short video on the fulfillment of the many prophetic types of Our Passover Lamb.

http://margaretmearnsbass.com/our-passover-lamb/

Buds of Hope

After the death of winter, buds of hope spring to life in the garden of our hearts ready to burst into a fragrant blossom of celebration at the resurrection of our Lord as His cold lifeless body lying in the sepulcher springs to life by the power of God.

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Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Romans 8:8-9

He thinks you are worth Good Friday!

Romans 8:31-32 If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things 

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Even though none of us are WORTHY He thought we were WORTH the life of His only Son.

And even when we are tested He is praying and He is believing in us that our faith will not fail.

Luke 22:13 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

This is one of my favorite scriptures when I consider how incredible it is to know that our Great High Priest is interceding and praying for us even when we are in the depths of trials and temptations and that He believes we will make it through! How awesome! If He believes in you that much I want to encourage you to believe in yourself today!

Have a blessed week

Walk with the King and be a blessing this week and you will be blessed.

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Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.