Spring is Here!

It is becoming quite obvious that our winter is slipping into the past and Spring is just around the corner. The grass is greener, the birds are often chirping, and the temperatures are rising. What a beautiful time of year.

But that isn't all that has Risen. This time of year has got to be one of the most significant seasons that our Christian brothers and sisters get to enjoy and worship our God. We are to remember and meditate on the events of Christ's passion and death, leading up to the glorious celebration of His resurrection on Easter Sunday and through the Easter Season. This Spring is a reminder of just how great our Father is. This is the time of year that puts our God above all others.

Philippians tells us to "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the from of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

We all emphasis the importance of Christmas (Jesus' birth), but oh how we forget to dwell on the glory of this upcoming holiday of Easter. The fact that Jesus was born of a virgin is a miracle and all praise Him for this (while I understand that some remain skeptical). But the fact that our God rose from the dead sets him apart from the rest. Praise Him!

So while we all marvel at the fresh air, blooming flowers, and warmer weather, let us not forget the more glorious splendor of the love of our God, shown in Jesus during this profound time of year.

We invite you to join our church body in this wonderful prayer this week:

"Powerful and gracious God, your love endures forever. Raise us with Christ, that we may marvel at your life-giving power and proclaim to the world that Christ is risen indeed, for He lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen"

May God reach and bless each of you~
The Keeter Family