It began in the summer of 2010, shortly after Father’s day when Ms Leslie, one of our church members, passed on to be with the Lord. Her death and the preaching of her funeral raised some questions for Jack, my 9-yr old son. He too wanted to be with Ms Leslie in heaven, but how? Although we had discussions prior to this, the funeral seemed to prick his heart concerning heaven and hell.
As months went by my wife and I continued to discuss salvation with Jack. He asked many questions, of which I trusted God through his word with my answers. Jack said more than once, “Dad, can we talk about salvation tonight?” Nothing could make a dad more proud; especially knowing that the prayers of many people, the lessons in Sunday School, the truths of God’s Word, and prayerfully the life lived by his mother and father were working on his behalf. To God be the glory!
Easter weekend is something special; for it is the celebration of the death (Mk 10:32-34; 15:32-39) and resurrection (Mk 16:1-6) of the Lord Jesus Christ. It demonstrates the willing obedience of a man, namely the Son of God, to His Father unto death (Phil 2:6-8). Easter weekend also makes it possible to have direct access to God for those who have accepted him as Savior (Heb 4:14-16; 10:14, 19-21) and are now qualified to worship Him (Heb 10:14).
Easter weekend will now be special for another reason; that is, my son Jack received Christ as his personal savior on Easter evening (April 24, 2011). As his father and mother, we could not be more proud and thankful for God’s wonderful grace (2 Pet 1:1-3). My dear son Jack, . . . is now my brother in Christ! He too has Christ continually interceding on his behalf (Heb 7:25) who is also willing to call him ‘brother’ (Heb 2:10-11).
God, thank you for your grace, the death & resurrection of your dear Son; for you have made it possible for my son to celebrate Easter in a whole new way. Amen.
