Continuing with Holy Week Remembrances today! I would love to hear YOUR memories of Easter. Feel free to share! You can read Palm Sunday’s post here. Be blessed.
I can remember so many Easter Sunday mornings when I was a little girl. My sister and I loved to dress up! My mother or aunt always did our hair in long banana curls the night before. (Think Shirley Temple…or Nellie Olsen). We were all decked out in our little 1960’s white hats, white knee socks and white patent leather shoes. We were adorable. (Unfortunately I couldn’t get my hands on an actual Easter picture for this post. Boo.)
When I was very young, I was privileged to go to church with my cousins. Four sisters. Yes, four! They had one each in similar age as my sister and me, and two more for good measure. I loved them so! I can remember hunting for Easter eggs at the church and my grandmother’s house.
We would sit in church and listen to their father preach, everyone was hanging on his every word…some because they knew he was the only thing that was standing between them and a great Sunday dinner. Others were anticipating the big Easter egg hunt and as much candy as they could stuff in their mouths at one time.
Yet, we all knew Easter was about so much more than bunnies, colored eggs, candy and Easter baskets.
It was about Someone Else whose Words were so impactful that men dropped everything they were doing to sit at His feet.
It was about Someone Else whose Words were so powerful that He emptied a temple.
Jesus had just entered Jerusalem where the crowds shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
The next day He saw the money changers and sellers in the temple, desecrating the house of God.
“And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” Matthew 21:12, 13 ESV.
He emptied the house. But it didn’t stay empty.
“And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.” Luke 19:45-48 ESV.
Here are those that wanted to destroy Jesus, the Teacher. But they cannot do anything about it because the people were hanging on His words! They wouldn’t leave, they were at His feet, waiting to hear the Good News.
The King James Version says it this way, “And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.”
Are we listening for His voice today? Do we cherish the Word of God? Do we look forward to being with Him, sitting quietly in His presence and soaking up the Bread of Life?
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27, 28.
Come Resurrection Morning, no matter whether you are wearing your white hat and patent leather shoes or your best jeans and t-shirt, listen for His voice.
And may you find yourself hanging on His every Word.
I enjoy reading every second of this high quality post, thank you for making my day
So glad you stopped by…I was blessed by your “homestead” as well! Looking at that cabin too, lol, maybe someday, it is so lovely. Looking forward to getting to know you. Blessings!
Lovely post taking lessons learned growing up and applying them to today. Found you on the Wedded Wednesday link-up. Blessings to you!
I loved this post, Nannette! So thankful for all Jesus did to BE the sacrifice we needed for the saving of our souls and the healing of our bodies. My heart craves Him and to live as close to Him as I can in this present, evil world. I trust you are feeling better, and I can’t thank you enough for all of your prayers for me. I’m grateful to God for allowing us to connect through “blogland”! Lots of love to you, dear friend!
The least we can do…so true Emma! Blessings!
Beautiful, Holly! I wish I had caught that, lol. You write the next one! I agree with you, one of these days….hanging on His every word!
One of my memory verses for this year: “Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were FASTENED ON HIM, and he began by saying, ‘Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.'” Luke 4:20-21. I’m fascinated by this scene…by the eyes being fastened on him…by the words he says about himself. I’m sure there’s a good blog post in there somewhere! I can’t wait until we can sit at his feet and hang on every single physical word. Thanks for linking up to Testimony Tuesday today!
I really like this reflection.A reminder how we approach Him with such apathy. He hung on nails for us, the least we can do is hang on to every word! Thank you.