CHLOE'S PICTURE OF JESUS

Chloe and I were having 'class' (as she calls it) which included a craft, a surprise and a Bible Story.  My intent was to show an Easter story online - but since I couldn't access the internet I had to revert to the old fashion way and tell the story myself.  The story was about Jesus, His Birth, His Death on the Cross, His Resurrection....and that He Is Alive!   As the story progressed she became more animated. I was trying to conclude the message when she pointed her finger up in the air as far as her little arm would reach and declared, "I have a picture of Him!"  With this she rushed to her bedroom and returned with her picture from children's church - colored and framed.  Excited and proud? Yes, she was!

I don't know what your picture of Jesus looks like, but I know that at the time He was placed in the tomb many were fearful that His followers would move the stone, snatch His body, and deceive the people by declaring He was alive.   

"Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead:....." Matthew 27:64

Much of our society today refuses to recognize that He has RISEN.  They are attempting to keep Him from rising from the grave, but it is too late.  In their darkened minds they have the stone in place so that they can proceed with their own agenda.  Keeping the sepulchre guarded allows freedom to sin.  In other words, keep Jesus Christ guarded and contained...but allow the devil to rule and reign.  But, no matter how tightly you secure the sepulchre in your heart, the fact remains, HE IS RISEN.  The grave did not hold Him simply because sinners refused the resurrection!  He will do what He was sent to do!  He is alive. 

Matthew 28:7 - "And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead..."

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Easter Sunday.  I celebrate the nearness of Jesus, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and  I celebrate the fact that He hears my prayers.  I celebrate His touch,  His love, and His concern for people.  I celebrate the great truth that His shed blood cleanses us from sin.  I celebrate Him. 

Now, when asked the question:  "Why do we celebrate Easter?"  Chloe's answer is:  "Because He Is Alive."

Do you picture Jesus as Healer, Savior, Baptizer....or do you picture Him as being distant from your life, unconcerned about your situation?  He is alive.  He sits at the right Hand of the Father.  He absolutely can redeem your life from destruction.  If you view of Jesus does not portray Him as a Resurrected Redeemer or Savior, perhaps...

... you need a new picture of Him....
...

No, Moses was Not Muslim

The following article is from an Aish.com. newsletter which I receive via email.  

Rewriting history seems to be the craze. If it doesn't read the way you want it ... rather than conform to the truth of  that history, just put a totally different SPIN on it.  Isn't this what some in America are doing as well?  We're in a battle to preserve the accuracy of American history and the Christian principles upon which it was founded,  But then, Satan did the same thing as he misquoted scriptures to Jesus in the wilderness.  Jesus replied to Satan:  IT IS WRITTEN.  Maybe we need to do as Jesus did...to those attempting to misrepresent our American history.

From:  Aish.com - Israel Update

As Jews around the world prepare for Passover - the celebration of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt - Palestinians are working overtime to rewrite history by presenting Moses as "the great Muslim leader who liberated Palestine."

On Palestinian Authority television, Dr. Omar Ja'ara, a lecturer at Al-Najah University in Nablus, declared:
"We must make clear to the world that David in the Hebrew Bible is not connected to David in the Koran, Solomon in the Hebrew Bible is not connected to Solomon in the Koran… and unfortunately, many researchers deny the Exodus of those oppressed people who were liberated by a great leader, like Moses the Muslim, the believing leader, the great Muslim, who was succeeded by Saul, the leader of these Muslims in liberating Palestine. This was the first Palestinian liberation through armed struggle to liberate Palestine…"

This outrage is the latest Palestinian effort to dismiss Jewish nationhood, a corollary to the repeated denial of any Jewish connection to the Holy Land. "The claims of historic and religious ties between Jews and Palestine are incompatible with the facts of history," reads the Palestinian National Charter (Article 18).

 First, Palestinians claim that Moses was a Muslim leader and that Jews never lived in Israel. Then before you know it, standard media references to the Jewish Temple - accepted as historical fact by every legitimate archaeologist and scholar - is deemed debatable.

 With these outrageous pro-Palestinian views reinforced in the media, Palestinians sense the momentum predisposed in their favor, and harbor the illusion of bringing these demands to the negotiating table. Inevitably, Palestinians get a rude awakening every time that Israel - secure in their 4,000-year history and connection to the land - refuses to allow these skewed perceptions to dictate terms of an agreement.