April.08.07: Light for the Day - "Easter Blessings"  (<<)  (>>)




-- Matthew 28:6
"He is not here; for He is risen...."

-- 1 Peter 1:3-9
"God's Great Blessings To His People"
"Praise to God for a Living Hope"

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope
through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 And into an inheritance that can never perish,
spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for you,
5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power
until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be
revealed in the last time.

8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him;
and even though you do not see Him now,
you believe in Him and are filled with
an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9 for you are receiving the goal of your faith,
the salvation of your souls.



"Easter Is The Gift..."

Easter is the gift of HOPE
Easter is the gift of PEACE
Easter is the gift of LOVE
Let us rejoice in Him,
Who gives them all.

May God bless you at Easter,
And keep you all year through.
May God give you all the faith it takes,
To make your dreams come true.
May His love and wisdom always help,
To guide you on your way.
May His light shine down upon you now,
To bless your Easter Day.

-- Author Unknown



"Easter Holiday"

Easter holiday is a celebration of the resurrection of Christ!
Jesus Christ, The Son of God bled and died for us in a sacrifice.

This spring day's celebrated, generally in the month of April.
All of the bright and pretty colors, of the Easter outfits with frill.

Women and children will wear their Easter bonnets.
In the spring, you'll hear the various musical sonnets.

April will bring many rain showers.
That'll bring us various beautiful flowers.

One special flower for this day is the Easter lily.
Its color is white, and yet snowy & milky.

The birds will sing their songs of praise.
As we begin to feel the warmth of the sun's rays.

As we say "Goodbye" to the winter's gloom,
The flowers and trees have already begun to bloom.

All of life's beauty, The Lord created, for us all to share.
Spring breezes begin to flow, sending fragrances through the air.

The winter's thawing will let the rivers, lakes, and streams rise and flow.
The beauty of the Earth will make us all feel aglow!

Farmers and gardeners will start to hoe.
And then they'll begin to sow.

On Sundays, we'll hear the various church bells ring.
Let's be grateful for the LORD, let's rejoice and sing.

If it wasn't for the Lord, we wouldn't have anything!

-- Author Unknown



"Happy Happy Easter Morn"

Happy Happy Easter morn
with Loud Hosanna's sing
Jesus Christ is risen today
Our Savior and our King

We raise our voices to the Lord
and rejoice in all His Glory
Christ the Lord is risen today!
We hear the Easter story.

He cried for us, He died for us
He willingly forgives
all who come and kneeling down
their lives to Him they give

Celebrate this Easter morn
with joy and happiness.
He is our Lord and one great King
Eternally He lives!

-- Dania Hann-Lachapelle



"Easter Joy"

Jesus came to earth,
To show us how to live,
How to put others first,
How to love and how to give.

Then He set about His work,
That God sent Him to do;
He took our punishment on Himself;
He made us clean and new.

He could have saved Himself,
Calling angels from above,
But He chose to pay our price for sin;
He paid it out of love.

Our Lord died on Good Friday,
But the cross did not destroy
His resurrection on Easter morn
That fills our hearts with joy.

So we live our lives for Jesus,
Think of Him in all we do.
Thank you Savior; Thank You Lord.
Help us love like You!

-- Joanna Fuchs



"A Crown of Thorns"

There was, upon this earth, a Savior
Who came to cleanse and heal.
He wore a crown of thorns upon His head,
Our souls to ever seal.

He gave up the crown of Glory
That was rightfully His, that day ~
That He came to earth to give
Unto all men, a glorious stay.

He put aside His own sweet crown,
His signet ring that day,
That, maybe, all would come and walk
In His dear righteous way.

He loved us with a love so pure.
On His head He wore a crown of thorns,
That His love would cleanse the world
And man could be reborn.

Mighty is the name of this Savior,
Jesus. He redeemed the day
For all who would accept Him
And walk along His righteous way.

They hung Him upon
an old rugged Cross,
A thief on either side.
But, the day He comes back, again,
He’ll take us to be His bride.

If we give our Hearts to Him
Who bore our shame on Calvary’s Cross,
Though we’ve sinned o’er and o’er,
We’ll suffer no loss ...

But, only if we claim Him as Savior
And are not filled with shame.
Then, that fateful day, in Glory,
He’ll proudly proclaim our name.

-- Pearlie Duncan Walker



"His Cross Became My Crown"

Long before I knew Him,
I begrudged having to go to Church;
Sitting by a little brook,
beneath a crooked limbed old birch.
But, one night, I felt His voice
and I heard the Minister say,
"If you want to go to this lovely place called Heaven,
this is the way."

I bowed to the Master,
asking Him to come into my own heart,
‘Cause never, in my life span,
did I want this feeling from me to part.
I saw, in my heart,
the old rugged cross He bore up a hill, that day.
And, I cried, "Lord, I give my life to You and I will ever stay."

So, He crowned me with glory
and His Cross became my crown,
Because I want to be with my Savior,
in Heaven, and hear the angels sound.
I asked for His mercy and,
upon my heart He very lovingly did bestow,
A crown of Glory born of a Cross he carried,
as upon a hill He did go.

My crown was paid for by Jesus,
as He hung and for my sins died.
When I really realized this,
my heart bled and I hung my head and cried.
"Lord Jesus, forgive me.
Though, naught did I do, way back then."
But, since I received my crown,
I know Jesus died for every sin.

He will show us the way to glory,
every step and every prayer of the way.
He will lead us to victory, again,
every time we err and go astray.
The old cross was the burden
that we all thank Jesus for, today.
For, He took our punishment.
He earned, for all of us,
an eternal stay.

-- Pearlie Duncan Walker



"God's Sacrifice"

Our Heavenly Father
Look down from above
On the world You’ve created
Out of words of love

Lord when You spoke
Precious life into being
You created so perfect
Each and everything

But when we sinned
Perfection was lost
And separation from You
Was the price it cost

I know many times
Throughout the future years
You tried so hard in vain
To draw us all near

It took Your dear Son
To pay the ultimate price
When He laid it all down
The most holy sacrifice

The price Jesus paid
Has brought back to You
The fellowship we had
When we were born anew

-- M.S.Lowndes.



"Jesus' Eternal Sacrifice"

God Almighty, our Holy One
Conquering, victorious and risen Son
Saviour, Redeemer, Lord of Light

You saved me, freed me, and gave me life
Is there a way that I can repay
What it cost You my Lord that fateful day?
When You gave Your life upon the cross
For all mankind eternally lost
For I know I could never pay the price
The cost of Your eternal sacrifice

For salvation is a gift that You freely gave
When You died and arose from the grave
The hope that came from Your sacrifice
Is the hope we have of eternal life

-- M.S.Lowndes



-- Ephesians 1
"Unity in Christ"

1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will.
To God’s holy and faithful people who are
united with Christ in the city of Ephesus.

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ
to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace,
by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

7 In Him we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times
He might gather together in one all things in Christ,
both which are in heaven and which are on earth -- in Him.

11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,
being predestined according to the purpose of Him
who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
12 that we who first trusted in Christ
should be to the praise of His glory.

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed,
you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption
of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith
in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you,
making mention of you in my prayers:
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give to you the spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened;
that you may know what is the hope of His calling,
what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power
toward us who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion,
and every name that is named,
not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him
to be head over all things to the church,
23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

-- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old (life) has gone, the new (life) has come!



-- Psalms 72:17,19
17 May His name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
All nations will be blessed through Him,
and they will call Him blessed.

19 Praise be to His glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.

-- Revelation 11:17
"We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned."

-- 2 Corinthians 13:14
May the love of God,
and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all. Amen.