A Easter Garden

This is not a picture of our exact garden just one like the it.  Hubby and I made this Easter Garden last year and displayed it in our yard at the next to the sidewalk. Lots of people walked by. Some stopped and stared, others bent down and praised it. One although one young woman had a disturbing reaction. She exclaimed how can you put a tomb in the yard, please remove it, as she covered her mouth and gasped. She pleaded that it was against her religion, that she was so offended, the display was very offensive to her.  She did not want to look at it as she passed by. I told her Jesus died for our sins, it was Easter, and no I would not remove it, it was staying.    It has to make one ponder, how one small  display, in the sand, outside her fence,  could cause so much disgust. I nicely told her Jesus died for our sins, it is a empty tomb, Jesus is alive. 

Notice the tomb is empty, Jesus did not stay inside the grave, he rose up and conquered death. Sin and death have no more hold on us. The cross and empty tomb is a wonderful sight for those who believe. It is a picture of hope, and not a blind hope, for we have reason, built on a sure foundation with many eyewitnesses that Jesus in fact died and rose again.

Jesus is Lord, he is Lord of all and worthy to be praised!! Let the righteous say so. They day has come in high places in America to hush the voices of freedom. Only his Holy Spirit will give us the strength to remain faithful, let us speak freely now while we" are free". Many have died to give us the right to speak, let us not pass up every opportunity while there is yet time. 

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

King James Version (KJV)

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Hide God's Word in your heart and it will never be taken from you. I have memorized the following verses this last week, now they can never be taken from me. They are glued in my mind and my heart and they belong to me. God has given them to me and all those that believe. Let me encourage you to memorize something out of God's Word today. 

John 1: 1-18

John 1

King James Version (KJV)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.