"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."~from ISAIAH 61 Bible verse for this Blog

APOLOGY to READERS who followed a SEARCH to HERE & didn't find it

On July 18, 2017, I drafted almost 3000 blog posts that I had published since 2008 when I began blogging, rather than edit each one. So if you clicked here from somewhere else and ended up with the post unavailable or error, I am sorry but this is why. It'd be too much work for me to go back and fix them. There's an explanation on 7/19/17 as I'm still learning.

Sunday, March 31, 2024

RESURRECTION SONday



(explained March 24, 2021 by Lia Martin at iBelieve )

 “Christ is risen!”  “He is risen, indeed!”
or “Truly, He is risen!” 

[in case the link does not work it's because it's from iBelieve Plus]

Yet the book I've been using for Lent's FOCUS of a 40 Day Journey:

PAUSES FOR LENT
by Trevor Hudson

writes in the devotional for today that "THIS ...

"...  greeting reminds us that God's action in raising Jesus is the bottom line of our faith. On the third day, after His crucifixion, Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James, and Salmone find Jesus' tomb empty. The love that Jesus proclaims, the love He lives, the love He is, is not defeated by the powers of evil and death. This is breathtakingly good news! No faith could be more tragic, no belief more futile than Christianity without its Risen Lord. ..."

Trevor Hudson goes on to tell us that:

 "The strongest evidence for the Resurrection is the transformed lives of Jesus' disciples."

Truthfully, this entire devotional is worth reading, but I dare not violate copyright by sharing more of his 2 page wonderfully triumphant devotional. This entire book is!

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I could not find this devotional but was able to find a few excerpts from his book:

Pauses for Lent: Overcoming Evil

Pauses for Lent: Mountaintop Experiences

Pauses for Lent: Taking a Stand

Of course, Renovaré, shared a few more of these and others.

[by the way, Renovaré is Latin for Renewal; to renew, to restore]

Consider this my "easter" basket gift for you!

EnJOY

a

BLESSED & HAPPY

RESURRECTION

SONday

in

Christ Jesus!

for

CHRIST IS RISEN!



Oh, and my Weekly FOCUS One Word continues all year: so this week, it's 
ALERT 
(1 Corinthians 16:13 BSB)


Hallelujah!


Kim Walker-Smith "Let Revival In"


I'm sure that there are plenty of wonderful choices for today
but when this one opened for me when I opened 
You Tube (YT)
I decided this would be it, without searching for any, because
it seems like a perfect ending to my days offline since 2024 began in prayer
with my hope & prayers for
REVIVAL
{and either God chose this for me, or it was just YT's algorithm}

It is still my 
🙏


2 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful "easter" basket gift for this Ressurection Sonday!

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    1. Thank you sis! Indeed every day is a chance for Resurrection power but today's the BEST day to celebrate with you. May we continue each day to give "pause", with thanks, praise, and renewal/restoration/revival in our hearts & lives! I know that having you as part of my journey has blessed me so much! Glory! Hallelujah Anyhow! Amazing Grace & much love & prayers continue! He is Risen indeed! Gift after gift. Enjoy your day with your loved ones!

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