Hallelujah! It’s Resurrection week! Do you have a celebration
in your spirit? Do you have joy in your heart? If you don’t, let me tell you
something. God is amazing! He continues to work miracles and show His
resurrection power over 2000 years after He raised Christ! This week, I have
looked in the faces of people that could have been dead. I saw what doctors had
given up on. But God is faithful and kind and He has a timeline that doctors
have no say in! As I prepared for this word, I thought I was going to write
about something completely different when I heard one question. How long has
your winter been? My, my, my! Some of you have gotten so comfortable in your
long johns and fleece that you refuse to see the springtime knocking at your
door. Well, saints, it’s time to open the door and walk into your spring!
Winter is the coldest season of the year. According to
Wikipedia, it is caused when the axis of the Earth in a certain hemisphere is
oriented away from the sun. Hmmmmm…dare I say, that the coldest time of your
life is when you are positioned away from the Son of God? Perhaps, your mind
and your mouth has been saying that you trust Jesus but your spirit and your
heart are not in agreement. It’s become so easy in the church to say words that
sound good but that actions don’t back up. It’s become easy to speak life and
believe death but today, God is calling you into spring. He is challenging you
to pack up those heavy, burdensome winter clothes and put on light and airy
attire. It’s time to walk into your spring!
You may be asking me why I would talk about winter during
Resurrection week but this is exactly the right time. You see, when Jesus died
on the cross, He took the power that a winter season can have on your life and
defeated it. He rose again with the keys to death and the grave in His hands.
He brought restoration, rebirth, and renewal with Him. If that doesn’t describe
spring, I don’t know what does. It’s why I love this time of year so much!
Whenever I think of what Jesus Christ did for me, I feel a fresh wind. I feel a
fresh start. I feel the warmth of renewal. The Song of Solomon is a beautiful book of
love poems. In chapter 2, the young women says to the young man, “Look, the winter is past,
and the rains are over and gone. The flowers
are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing
of turtledoves fills the air.” (v. 11-12 NLT)Saints,
that’s how the love of Christ feels after you have been through a long winter
season in your life. When you encounter Him again after what seems like the quietest
and bleakest period, there is a fresh wind and a new beginning.
As you go through these next few days,
remember the amazing power of God. Remember what He did on the third day when
He resurrected Christ. Remember that what man has decided is your end, God can
make an opening! Remember that what winter has frozen over and killed, God can
renew and restore. Winter is over and so are the burdens, the time lost, and
the struggles. You are at the edge of your spring and it’s time to walk in it!
It’s resurrection time! It’s spring time! Join me in celebrating what the Lord
has done!
Amen…
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