That is the typical greeting on Easter Sunday in my church. Easter is a chance for us to celebrate the sacrifice that Jesus made willingly on the cross for us and His victory over sin and death when He rose from the dead.
On Friday as I walked through a museum type experience at my church of the days leading up to Jesus' crucifixion, the phrase that kept going through my head was, "I am so unworthy, and still He loved me!" Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." That means you, me, and everyone else in the whole world is unworthy of God and the sacrifice that He made for us. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." Even though we are sinful human beings, God loved us enough to send His Son, Jesus to die on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins.
The lyrics of the song Glorious Day by Casting Crowns come to mind as an adequate description of what we are celebrating on Easter Sunday.
One day the grave could conceal Him no longer
One day the stone rolled away from the door
Then He arose, over death He had conquered
Now He's ascended, my Lord evermore
Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him
From rising again
As you go through the day this Easter, I hope that you will reflect on what Jesus did for you on the cross.
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