Who is JESUS on THE DAY AFTER EASTER?
STILL JESUS!
HE doesn't get packed up with the EASTER baskets
until HE comes out with the
CHRISTMAS decorations in December.
Who is JESUS on the DAY AFTER?
JESUS.
HE HAS RISEN.
HE HAS conquered the grave.
Now what?
How BIG is your JESUS
on THE DAY AFTER
& THE DAY AFTER that? .
Think about it.
There HE IS. HE sees you.
And HE patiently WAITS.
HE is so eager for you to see HIM,
because HE has so much to say to you
and HE has so much to give you.
But because HE is so gracious,
and you have free will,
HE lets you do what you are doing,
as HE WAITS.
But for some reason you are ignoring HIM
because you know HE will always be there
and you will meet up with HIM
when the time is right.
But for right now, now isn't the time.
So instead you go through your day
giving your time to
anxiety, worry, despair
and then frustration and bitterness is invited to the party.
You are wondering why your day is getting harder,
yet you have no time to stop,
even though you are gently nudged
as you hear the soft reminder
"BE STILL & KNOW".
Oh you KNOW, but right now
STILLNESS has to wait because you have too much to do.
But the gift of STILLNESS
still waits & waits & waits,
as you get ready for bed,
as you do again
what you did the first thing
in the morning when you woke up~
brushed your teeth.
And now you go to bed
with your friends
anxiety, worry, despair
and make room for frustration and bitterness.
You then close your eyes
wondering why you can't sleep.
And then you hear the words again
"BE STILL & KNOW"
and there HE IS.
JESUS!
JESUS STILL wants to be with you,
because HE always wants to be with you
and is always available.
So you LOOK UP and everything changes
as STILLNESS fills your soul
because JESUS was WAITING
for you to just LOOK UP.
And before you know you it
anxiety, worry, despair,
frustration & bitterness
are replaced with
a PEACE that you can't explain &
a HOPE that is like a wide open field of daisies &
a JOY that is way better than just happy
because you experience
a LOVE that never ceases
as it waits & waits & waits
to envelope you.
HIS LOVE that is so
patient & kind & gentle
that asks no questions
because it is so filled with
GRACE that gently rocks you to sleep
because you took the time
that only took a moment to
LOOK UP
to the ONE
who is always waiting
to be STILL with you.
So you buy a new toothbrush
with JESUS' name written on it,
so the next morning when you wake up
to do what you do every morning and go to do it,
you let out a chuckle as you pick up your toothbrush
and there is the gentle reminder
to BE STILL & KNOW
with the
ONE
who is
STILL JESUS
STILL waiting to spend the day with you.
And it begins in this very moment
to BE STILL & KNOW
and do it
NOW
and LOOK UP
to
JESUS
who is
STILL JESUS
the
DAY AFTER EASTER
for
JESUS did RISE
so
you can
RISE every morning
not only KNOWING
but actually
BEING STILL
with
JESUS,
because
being
STILL WITH JESUS
is the only way to have a "GOOD MORNING"
that will seep into your whole day.
So on this
DAY AFTER
have
a
"GOOD MORNING" (listen to the song below)
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