Easter: Replacing God with a Bunny

"Do you know what Easter is about?"
"The Easter Bunny. Candy."

The Easter Bunny is depicted as a cute, kind animal who gives candy to children. Honestly though, how can that bunny possibly be a good thing to this world, to kids? Something that covers the real meaning of Easter is a curse, not a blessing. Why are people celebrating a bunny? When you ask children what Easter is, they should say, "when Jesus saved our lives."
A rabbit didn't come to save your heart-- take your sins. Lead your life. Give you hope. Hear your prayers. Answer your prayers. Speak to you. Love you unconditionally even though you're messed up.
In the end, who is going to be there when nothing else is?

Not cheap candy.
Not a random person in a bunny costume.
Not plastic eggs.
Not your mommy.
Not a ham or scalloped potatoes.
JESUS.
Jesus saves our lives.
He made a way. The way.

How can we replace such an awesome God with a rabbit?

Because of Him, we can live. We have a purpose.
The sun and moon can light the sky.
The flowers can bloom.
Your children can laugh.
Our voices can sing. Speak. Teach. Impact.
We can know what true love is.

We treat love like it's cheap chocolate. We fall in and out of love like the styles of clothes that change. When you feel hurt by it, you hate it. We think we understand what it is. We say that we love our favorite food. We say that we love God. We say that His sacrifice is a wicker basket full of candy.

This is love: He came to the earth for you, became a man, was despised and rejected. He took our sin to a cross. Our suffering. Our transgressions. He was shamed, beaten and crushed for you. He died for you. He sacrificed everything for you. After three days of being dead, He came to life again... for you. Why? Because He loves you. Even though we are foolish and lost, He loves us. Even if we don't love Him back, He loves us.

Don't replace God's love with a rabbit. He deserves more.

Isaiah 53

From the Back Yard

 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.  Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Matthew 6:25-34

A Trip to the Beach...

good morning, beautiful! 

This would be a random lady

The Reggie Sullivan Band. This guy is a boss.

An Awesome Swan!!

a swan I saw in South Carolina

note the water falling from it's beak

my feet looking slightly tan

A Little Bit of Fall!

My awesome Hummingbird Frankie!!!

This was the first tree to turn colors!

   

     Gotta love the fall!!!

Spring!!!

first flower I saw!

my favorite!

A Cute Green Bug

he feels so confident on his little pink flower..... his antennae are held high!

then he sees me with a camera... he's suddenly shy now!

and here's another day I saw him taking a little walk

        I thought he was so cute! I named him Bob.  Isn't that a cute name for him?  At least I think it's a guy... let's just say it is though!  He stood still for me while I took his pictures and was very nice.