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Celebrating This Easter Day

Heidi Benson

Encouragement Today

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Today’s Encouragement is coming from the inspiration of our risen Savior. Today is Easter and in our society it is all to easy to get lost in the frilly dresses, pretty bonnets, freshly decorated eggs, and chocolate bunnies.

Now, do not take me wrong, we do both in our home. We have always given our daughter an Easter basket, but we taught her from the very beginning this is not the real meaning behind Easter.

We taught her that her risen Savior was crucified and risen three days later to save her and the rest of us from our sins. This is the true meaning behind Easter.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whosoever believes in him shall not parish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 (NIV)

So while the eggs and the chocolate bunnies are fun and entertaining, it is important that we do not forget the real meaning which is found in our Savior who was crucified and risen three days later in atonement for our sins.

It is my prayer this Easter Day that you find encouragement and hope that Christ is the center of your life because you have asked him into your heart and bowed before him seeking His forgiveness for your sins for this is where you will find the real message of this Easter Day.

Happy Easter from my home to yours.

Published by Heidi Benson

I am a wife, mom, and daughter. I have served in the United States Army, gone to college, and received a Batchelor's Degree in Criminology. I married my husband when he was on active duty in the United States Army so I have the unique knowledge of what it is like to be on both sides of a Military uniform. I have been a wife for a lot longer than when I was in the Army. While we were stationed in Germany, my daughter, who is 23 years old now was born and I chose to put my career on hold to be a mom and eventually a homeschool mom. The past 15 years have been wrought with many struggles for various reasons, but it is as a result of those struggles that this blog has come about. As the years passed and the struggle kept coming, I would say to God, "I'm not sure why we have to go through all of this, but if we have to God, then allow my story to serve as a means of encouragement to others so all this pain isn't for nothing." Well, the years passed but the struggles never went away. I feel now is the time God wants me to begin sharing my story. It is my prayer as I share my heart that it will serve as a healing opportunity for you, my readers. Know you are not alone. There are hope and encouragement that waits.

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