Easter 2025

The week of Easter. A reflection time? A celebration time? A dedication time? All the above and more. I just walked out of the theater from watching the last three episodes of The Chosen Season 5 and if that doesn't make you reflect, celebrate and dedicate, I don't know what will. 

It's been a three week release of three parts. Part one, episodes 1-2, part two 3-5 and the third part 6-8. If you missed it, look for it on Amazon prime "soon" (inside joke for fans). Anyway, you can't just watch Holy Week unfold in front of you without having some reflective moments. For me, I've been doing some major reflection of my own life. It's been a stressful year, culminating in my joblessness currently. However, I've understood trials to be a firey flame that burns away the unwanted parts, if you let it. It says faith without trials is not faith, it must be tested. If faith isn't tested, then is it faith at all. I get that implicitly, I'm living it currently. However it doesn't make it less stressful. 

Coincidentally, the last episode of season five is Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. His trials led Him into a great faith that the Father would raise Him despite the massive amounts of abuse and pain that He was going to suffer. Obviously my trials seem trivial comparatively but everyone goes through something that tests them. 

So I've been reflecting on my life, my trials and my faith which leads me to a rededication of sorts. I've been drifting for a few years through the waters waiting for some puff of wind to push me in the right direction yet I came to the conclusion, I cannot stay directionless and expect Him to honor that. So, I've brought out the oars and I'm rowing each day in faith. 

Not sure where to go but isn't that what faith is about? Releasing control of everything, no worrying, just walking in faith. So, I have no clue of my next job or direction but I'm trusting in Him to lead me.

We can't get hung up on the crucified alone, we must focus even more on the resurrection. Because, without it, we have no evidence for our faith. So we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and our collective resurrection with Him. Because it says if we are in Him we have died with Him and are raised new, spotless, white as snow.

To me that's an incredible celebration. It's like being released from prison, where I'm rotting away to an everlasting separation and wallowing in my insecurities, hate, pride and all things evil forever. I was locked up, hopeless and without parole until one day my door swung open wide and light poured in. My choice to step out into that light that was extended to me was the best thing that's ever happened. To celebrate is an understatement. 

It's day 2 of this writing as I fell asleep writing it on good Friday. Today, Saturday I spent an hour or more talking about Christ to my in-laws which has me pumped up. I'm celebrating in my heart. Tomorrow, on Easter I'm attending my daughter-in-laws church to support her while our son is at basic training. 

She's had it rough emotionally and I want her to feel loved. So, tomorrow, I'll celebrate with her, her family, my wife and it will be good. Because Easter Passover is about more than a historical moment in time, it was a revelation in thought and existence. Let's say one thing, to God be the Glory for His masterfully executed plan to bring us back to Him through the selfless acts of Jesus. More later on this......