Happy Easter to you. On this beautiful resurrection day, we celebrate the victory that Jesus paid for with his blood. What a day of rejoicing for all mankind. God’s liquid love was spilled for us. It was actually his blood that was spilled, but it demonstrated his love for us. His desire to make a way for us to be part of his family was the greatest love story ever. Because of Resurrection morning, we are now part of a family, a family with favor, passion and purpose on the earth, God’s own family. The Greatest Love Story Ever! We definitely got the best end of this arrangement! Let’s step back to Good Friday in remembrance and really discern what happened to the body of Christ. It definitely wasn’t a pretty scene. Darkness covered the earth as an outward expression of the somberness of the moment. The Bible says that the time would have been about 3:00 in the afternoon. Jesus said with his last breath, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit”. Immediately following His final words, there was an earthquake and the curtain in the temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. This moment was what Jesus’ life was meant for. He came to fulfill purpose and that is exactly what He did. The veil was gone, and the bridge was opened. Jesus paid the penalty for our sin so that we could be totally forgiven and accepted. God made a way for family, for connectedness and togetherness. Now mankind could not only be just God’s creation, now we could accept his sacrifice and become a part of God’s family, one of God’s own children with all the benefits and privileges of being family. The bloodied body of Christ, His sacrificial death, and triumphant resurrection made provision for the body of Christ to be beautiful. We, as Christ’s body on the earth, are His representatives, and we display His beauty as we fulfill our primary purpose on the earth to go and make disciples of all people. As we love God whole heartedly, and love people fervently, the beauty of Christ’s body is revealed. How beautiful is the body of Christ. His actual body, and the church body, which He bought with His blood. Truly it is the Greatest Love Story Ever. Let’s be committed to the purpose Jesus gave His life for. It was for people who were, and who are, worth the cost. It was for you. He did it all for you.