Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth! Without a doubt, the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the keystone in the arch of truth. The Easter Bunny, candy, new clothes, flowers, etc., all tend to distract from the real meaning of this cherished holiday of the Christian Church.
Christianity is the only religion in the world with an empty tomb. I remember standing in awe at the Garden Tomb outside of the city of Jerusalem some years ago along with my wife. It was a solemn occasion to realize that this very place was the scene of the triumphant resurrection of Jesus. The tomb is empty. Jesus is in Heaven and He is Christ, and Matthew 28:2 records that the earth shook when He rose from the dead. Earthquakes in Scripture often depicted the divine presence or divine intervention. Perhaps it was God's exclamation point on the finished work of His Son!
This Easter season, be sure to be in God's House and rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ! Because He rose again from the dead, we have the assurance that we also will be raised from among the dead when He comes again. Do you know Christ as your personal Savior? Do you have the assurance of sins forgiven? Today, you can confess your sin to God and place your personal faith and trust in the work of Christ on Calvary's Cross - He died for your sins and rose again on the third day. This is the Gospel (1 Cor.15:1-4).

Can’t Take It With You!

A rich man learned that he would die in a few days. He called his three friends; a doctor, preacher, and lawyer to his bedside. He said, "The preacher has told me that you can’t take it with you, but I believe that I have worked out a way so that I can. Doc tells me that I won’t live long, so I have prepared three sealed envelopes, each containing $10,000. When I die, I want each of you to walk by the casket and drop in your envelope with the $10,000."

A short time later, they attended his funeral and then met together. The preacher said, "I’ve got a confession to make. We’ve been needing to repair the organ in the church for a long time, and I took $2,000. out of Bill’s envelope and used it on the organ." The doctor said, "This makes it easier for me, because I took $5,000. out and used it for my new clinic and only dropped in $5,000." The lawyer said, "Well my conscience is clear. I did just what Bill said. I kept my envelope, picked up both of yours and dropped in a check for the whole amount of $30,000."

Many people have tried to take it with them, but all in vain.

—Robert Cargill

See: Proverbs 11:4