It is significant to me, beyond words, to be born and live in the land where the Lord Jesus Himself was born, lived, died and rose on the third day. The Easter season reminds me that Christ defeated the power of death more than two thousand years ago, but He lives today in me.
His resurrection means I have a calling to serve our risen Lord with all that I have, all that I can, wherever I can. I feel strongly called to serve my people in the Middle East. Despite the ongoing injustices and hardships in the land where Christ lived, His love and peace will ultimately reign through us, His witnesses.
The apostle Peter reminds us in 1 Peter 1:3, 'Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy, He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.' It is this hope that we cling to, that we preach and that we live for!
