5th April 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they anything to any man; for they were afraid. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils." Mark 16:1-9 Where can we take the story of Christ death and resurrection during this Easter Monday? It's really up to us now because Christ death and His rise from the position of death is not the end of the story. Either way, each person has to complete the story if we have taken on board the Holy Week's basic lessons and chosen to abide by them all. We cannot tame Jesus requests for our wellbeing in spirituality to suit our canal purposes; instead, we must each spend our lives chasing Christ and following where He leads. Therefore, the Easter period should serve as the eternal story of Christ, and the story continues with the value of each day we are made to be alive by God, and we must spend them partnering with Him as one of His scriptwriters. If Christ tarries, we will be here next year to celebrate Galilee, where the story of Christ life, death and crucifixion will unfold again. But have you applied the lessons learnt from the previous year differently?   If our lives have not been different from what they used to be, then we haven't got Christ story at all. Then we need to go back to the beginning to see what fresh insights God wants to give to us. I pray we shall, by His grace, keep moving with the desire to chase Jesus, trying as much as possible to catch up with Him and His dictates so we can experience His grace in our lives. May we also have a deepened knowledge of Him to make us receive the blessings of resurrection in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...