With each shorter year I have here on Earth, the more special the story of Jesus resurrection becomes.
It is as simple as when I know April is here.
The story is one that you have probably heard. But if your name was Malchus you saw Jesus's healing and touch. You see he was the servant who in John 18:11 that has his ear detached by Peter.
Jesus simply reattached his ear.
How do you think Malchus felt? He came as part of the group at night and here he was experiencing Jesus' healing power first hand. No sutures, no scapel, no bandage. Just hand to ear.
Can you imagine how he related that night for the rest of his life? To his children? His grandchildren? To HIMSELF?
Surely, this man is the SON of God? Wow. Don't you think he may have been in the crowd when Peter preached? We just don't know. But we do know that when they said that He HAS RISEN! Malchus just smiled and thought to himself yes, it fufilled the prophecy.... He wasn't surprised.
What difference does the resurrection mean to you?
It allows me to just glimpse at how much God loves us. You and me. It astounds me.
You can't outlove God. You can't comprehend God and neither can I.
But, I see Him around me.
In my life. How different I look at things today. How I enjoy learning more about His word and what it all means to me today.
In others lives, like a friend of our family walking thru a total lung transplant the last three months, to walking with friends thru losing a close family member.
Or it to seeing a new acquaintance accept Christ as boss of his life and start to change his whole life around to be a solid man and lead his son----see his son accept Christ and start the journey...
Take time to reflect on this. Malchus felt Him. Peter was forgiven by Him. So are you.
There is nothing that can separate you from His Love.
The picture above was from our church's Maundy Thursday service this year. It was neat. Church Family gathering respectively to honor Jesus. To take time as a family to remember the sacrifice He made for all us today.
I am so humbled that my whole family was able to participate. Thank you God for this.
