Children's Moment: The Empty Easter Egg

I love Easter!  I love everything about Easter!  I love watching the kids hunt for eggs, I love the surprise on their face when they find their candy-filled Easter baskets, I love having family over for our traditional Easter dinner, I love all the bright colors, but most of all I really love these little eggs.  Every time I open one up, the candy reminds me of Jesus’ sweet sacrifice he made on the cross for my sins.  His grace, forgiveness and love for us.  When the candy is gone I am left with a bright colored, yet empty egg.  What a wonderful reminder of the empty tomb!  How lucky we are to serve a God that cannot be bound by death.  In Corinthians 15 it reads “O Death, where is your victory?  O death, where is your sting?  Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Though we must always remember the horrible death which Jesus suffered for our sins, we must also celebrate his resurrection.  Today I pray that you and your family will celebrate and each time you open an egg you will remember sweet Jesus and an empty tomb.