NORTH FLORIDA FOCUS MARCH 1-2, 2006, PAGE 5C Suwannee Valley Aunt Pams KIDS CORNER- Do you really know about Easter? By Pam Campbell Hey Kids! It is almost time for Easter! When I say Easter what do you think about? The Easter Bunny, chocolate eggs, coloring eggs, new Easter clothes, Easter Baskets, candy, and Easter egg hunts? Those are all a lot of fun, and I like them too, but they are not the real reason that we celebrate Easter. The real Easter is celebrating the Resurrec- tion of Jesus Christ from the dead! Resurrec- tion means that Jesus rose up from the dead, O W SM 4) 0 d b * Mm*4 -0 .0) 0 lb * e e 0 he died and now he is alive again! Easter is not just a time when you go to church, Easter is Jesus dying for your sins and your healing on that old wooden cross so that you can know himi as your Savior, your Healer and your Best Friend everyday, If you don't know Jesus Christ as your sav- ior, all you have to do is talk to him, pray, ask him to forgive your sins and come into your life and he will be your very best friend! You can know this wonderful Jesus in a personal . Mrs 0 a 0 LM 0 0 - 0o.i *0 0 I- 0 L.. Eo 0O 0 ml ~ - L= -Mo Cu..-,- w >* Maybe you already know Jesus, maybe you have already asked him into your heart, to save your soul, maybe you know that is why we cel- ebrate Easter, but my question to you is do you really know about the real Easter? Do you real- ly know Jesus in a very personal way, do you talk to him everyday, do you read his Bible or have someone read it to you, do you love him with all your heart? You see Jesus came to the earth as a per- son, but he was really God's son. God knew that all people needed a perfect savior to save their souls. The only perfect savior was his only son Jesus, so God gave his only son to die on the cross for everyone's sins. People beat Jesus so that we can have his healing when we are sick, then they hung him on that cross with great big rusty nails in his hands and his feet, and left him there till he died. After he died, they put him in a tomb, which is like a grave, and then just like God promised three days later Jesus rose up from that grave, .and he still lives today! The Bible says in Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." If you don't know Jesus, if you have not asked '. him into your heart it is not too late, he is waiting for you to pray, just talk to him from your heart, he will come into your heart and -, save your soul. He longs to be your savior, your Lord, your healer and your very best friend. You see Jesus is Alive today, he has risen! If - you do know Jesus then remember the verse in the Bible "Fix your thoughts on Jesus" He- brews 3:1 We all should have Jesus in our thoughts, in our lives everyday. You see Jesus did not have to die a horrible painful death for you, he did it because he loves you with the greatest love of all. Yes, Easter is almost here! Besides the new clothes,' the Easter egg hunts, the bunnies and baskets,' remember that the real Easter is celebrating that Jesus died to save your soul and he is alive .today! Have a wonderful Easter, enjoy celebrat- ing the holiday with your family and friends,. remind them that Jesus is risen from the dead,: that he is alive! Help them remember that Je- sus loves them! I hope that you have a Happy Easter and that you will take time everyday to talk to Je- sus, he is right there were you are. Springtime-i My favorite season Godhas given us the different seasons of the year for our enjoyment, and we should try to enjoy each and every month that we are ." " blessed with. However, January and February are probably my least favorite months, be- cause living in the Northeast, I associate these two months with colder weather and. lots of snow, Since November has Thanksgiv-. ing and December has Christmas, I am really pretty content with the weather from March through December, March is the beginning /, of spring and even though in the past we have gotten some significant snowstorms dur- ing this month, we can look forward to warmer weather, longer days, and more sun- shine, The Bible tells us to place our hope in God who generously gives us everything for . our enjoyment; this includes the various sea- sons of the year.-Also, St. Paul tells us that he has learned to be content with whatever situ- ation he was in. So, next year I am going to try harder to enjoy January and February. . God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. 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