Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! :)
I love this day. Not just because of the basket full of sugar I get, dressing up in my best clothes and going to church, and then having a big ham dinner after. -All those things are great and tons of fun! But the reason I love Easter is because of why we have Easter...
We've all sinned. There's no denying that. You all can probably think of something wrong you've done this week, today...probably within the last hour! Yeah, you might be considered a good person. At least by the world's standards. But God doesn't go by the world's, He goes by His. And according to His word, there is none who are good. All fall short of the glory of God. And because God is perfect, He's also just. Which means that our sin has to be paid for. It can't go unpunished. And the punishment is eternal death.
So...we all deserve death.
Sounds pretty depressing, right? We're sinners and we deserve to die.
Well, now's where the good news comes in! The Gosple! :)
See, God is also a loving and merciful God. And He loves us so much, He came and took our place.
Jesus, completely pure and innocent, died the death of a criminal on the cross for us. He took our punishment, paid the price for our sins, so we can be free from our sin! Debt paid in full.
Seriously, just think on how amazing that is. Really think about it.
We've rejected God, scoffed at Him, mocked Him...yet He still loves us? We continually sin against Him, over and over again...done some awful things...yet He still would die for us?
But God's love is unconditional. It's not dependent on anything we do.

So, Jesus had died. But Easter, when He ressurected is what brought it all together. He rose from the dead, He's alive! :D And then He went to heaven and is preparing a place for us.

It's just so incredible. It amazed me everytime I think about it, and I'm totally awestruck.
And yet, there's people who reject this gift. Decide it's not good enough and there sin, with it's temporary false pleasure is better. And then there's people who just don't know. They haven't been told.
That's why we need to be constantly telling people about Him. It's truly a matter between life and death, and it's our jobs to be spreading the Gosple. Nobody but yourself can make the decision to follow God, but we can tell people about Him. God will forgive anybody, if they are truly sorry. All you have to do is ask Him.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. You can message me on SD or post it in a comment below!
Also I would love to hear about what you've done this Easter, and your favorite parts of Easter, so you can comment below for that as well!

God bless everyone, Happy Easter!
-Allie