Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration
As millions across the world gather to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord in every language to declare HE IS RISEN! we had the joy to celebrate Resurrection Sunday at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius North Carolina with our daughter Angela, son-in-law Jeff and daughter Patsy who drove up from Nashville to be with us.
Revelation 5:8 Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation
What a pleasure to spend a few days with our spiritual siblings Pastor Larry Hickey and his dear wife Carin, in their home in Winchester Virginia. We talked the days and evenings away around their table, sharing our trials and our victories, praying one for another, encouraging each other and praising our heavenly Abba Father for His working in each of our lives.
We were blessed to have the opportunity to share God’s miraculous touch on my body over the past few years when a tsunami hit my life, feeding the faith of others and fellowshipping at his cell group, Compassion Ministry.
Surely the past few days were truly what the Bible means when it speaks of “The fellowship of the saints.”
Encourage yourself by reading my story in “Developing a Secret History with God” Available on Amazon/ Barnes & Noble.
During Holy Week I invite you to watch my teaching video on “OUR PASSOVER LAMB” It will inspire you and give you some fresh manna to feed on as you see prophecies that were written hundreds of years apart, by authors of all ages and backgrounds, as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, unfold before your spiritual eyes.
It will leave us with no other conclusion except as the centurion at the foot of the cross declared “Truly this man was the Son of God” Mark 16:39
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!
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.