Let Me Tell You a Little Story

Hey friends-

I wanna tell you this story that is pretty powerful and has changed my life.

There once was this Dad. He was a great Dad. Like most dads, he had a love for his kids that is bigger than his love for himself. You could basically call him the perfect Dad, he gave his kids so many wonderful things to do, places to see, the works, taking complete joy in seeing his kids happy; never asking for much in return but for his kids to just love him back.

Pretty little family huh? Well, you all know how kids are, these kids started being rotten. They wanted more things than their Dad gave them, and started drifting away from him. They wanted to find out everything for themselves, and not just trust in what their Dad told them. Of course, this broke their Dad's heart. He cried every day that he didn't get to talk to his kids. All he wanted was to chat with them, but they didn't even talk to him. Oh this is the kicker, the kids finally only started talking to their dad when they needed something, money, new things, etc. Their Dad was glad to hear from them, but he wanted more, craved more. He wanted them in their good times too, not just their needing times.

Then, one day, their Dad had to make one of the most difficult decisions ever. He learned that his children had a disease and unless he did something, his kids would die. Of course, he wanted to do whatever he possibly could to save his children from dying. He loved them with every fiber of his being. Even if they didn't really talk to him anymore, he didn't care. They were still his children, he was still their Dad. So after going to the doctor, he learned that he could have a specific surgery that would save the kids lives...

There's one catch...the surgery would kill him.

He was totally distraught...he was terrified actually. He begged to know if there was ANY other way he could save his kid's lives and heal them without having to die, but this was the only way. Well in this case, love was stronger than fear, so their Dad agreed that he'd do whatever he needed to do so that his children could live.

That very next day, the Dad was cut open, and he died, but his blood saved his children. They got the treatment, and were cured of their disease; forever having a piece of their Dad inside them. And without him, they wouldn't be alive.

Then, a medical miracle happened. The nurses had called a time of death, but for some unexplainable reason, the heart monitor started beeping again! Their Dad wasn't dead! Sometimes things happen that can't be explained, and this was one of them. But their Dad was living again! And the children were so touched by their Dad's sacrifice that they begged him to forgive them and they wanted to have a relationship with him again. This was the happiest day of their Dad's life.





This story sound familiar? The doctor is God, the Dad is Jesus, and we are the children who will surely die without the help of our dad, our HEAVENLY father who LOVES us more than anything in the entire world, and who ROSE AGAIN after being crucified to SAVE us from OUR disease, sin.

This Easter weekend, remember this story. Remember the love of our Heavenly Father. Imagine if you had to die to save someone's life? Do you love anyone enough to do that? Well Jesus did that for the whole world.

If you haven't talked to your Heavenly Daddy in a while, it's never too late to start talking to him. He LOVES you and would be the happiest Daddy ever if his children talked to him.

God Bless.

If you'd like to come to church this weekend for your first time, or if you haven't been in a while and are scared, call me or email me, I'd love to have a friend with me at Easter church :)