There is a story about a father and son who were traveling down a country road one afternoon in the springtime when all of a sudden a bee flew in the window. Being deathly allergic to bee stings, the boy began to panic as the bee buzzed all around inside the car. Seeing the horror on his child’s face, the father reached out and caught the bee in his hand. Soon, he opened his hand and the bee began to buzz around once again. Again…the boy began to panic. The father reached over to his son, and opened his hand showing him the stinger still in his palm. “Relax, son,” the father said, “I took the sting. The bee can’t hurt you.”
Now I don’t know if this story is true or not, but I like it just the same. It reminds me of a another tale that I know is true. That story of Easter.
I will not take the time to recount the events of Easter except to say that Jesus Christ, the Son of God was crucified for the sins of humanity and buried. Three days later, He was raised from the dead and the tomb in which he was lain was empty.
The empty tomb is the truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also the promise that every individual who finds Jesus and follows Him will be raised to eternal life.
I pray that you are confident of the Easter hope.
Every Christian knows that Jesus took the sting out of death. Saint Paul even sarcastically taunts death, "Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:54-55). Death is no longer something to be feared because God took the sting when Jesus was raised.
So, what do you really have to fear? One day, you will be raised also to live forever with God in Heaven?
Celebrate Easter every day.
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