{"id":16072,"date":"2024-03-30T15:46:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T15:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:16:52","slug":"an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"An Easter Devotional by Gail Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beth purchased the chocolate bunnies and headed to the parking lot. Company was coming and she still needed to get groceries and clean. She made a mental note to get extra eggs for the kids to color.<\/p>\n
It was Easter week. They wouldn\u2019t likely get to church. Her mental check list went on. She knew she was too busy, but she squeezed God in where she could.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure God knew how easy it would be for us to do just that. He actually provides a regular reminder for us. He calls us to take part in Communion and with good reason.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDo this in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord\u2019s death until He comes.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> 1 Corinthians 11: 26<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
In the business of \u201cdoing life<\/em>\u201d we often forget just what is actually proclaimed by Jesus\u2019 death and His resurrection. It can so easily slip to the background of life and we can find ourselves living in dryness of soul, with divided hearts and sometimes with powerless, defeated lives.<\/p>\n
Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves. That\u2019s why He calls us to regularly remember Him; to keep proclaiming, in our individual lives, the truth of what His death on the cross means to us each day.<\/p>\n
Proclaim it out loud\u2026right now\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I proclaim I am forgiven<\/strong> (Thank you Lord! You alone know how I need You<\/em>) \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I proclaim I am loved<\/strong> (Thank you Lord that Your love is unconditional!<\/em>) \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I proclaim I am cleansed<\/strong> (Thank you Lord that my past is now behind me!<\/em>) \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I proclaim that by His grace I have all that I need<\/strong> (Thank you Lord for your undeserved grace and mercy to help me in my time of need!<\/em>)<\/p>\n
Do you believe it?<\/strong> The very same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is the same power that will be at work in your life as you believe and proclaim these truths.<\/p>\n
Welcome the celebration at the Communion table this Easter. Have your heart refreshed with forgiveness and wholeness as you believe the truth of what God says about you, His child. Receive His love in fresh measure.<\/p>\n
Father God, Amaze my heart today with the truth of these proclamations. Thank you for the hope Easter revives in my heart! Fill me with Your Spirit and let Your resurrection power flow in new ways in my life. Help me to remember the power, in Your death and resurrection, that is mine every day. Help me to grow into all You have planned for me to be and to do. In Jesus\u2019 name I pray, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n