Because He Lives!

God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives.
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!


Later in the year when we think of Easter, most of our thoughts directly focus on the commercialism of the holiday; the easter bunny, colourful eggs, various sizes of chocolate, Easter lilies, feasts, and scavenger hunts.

Just the other day I was helping my kindergarten teacher with her Easter craft for the kids. I was enjoying the project while listening to her read a story to the children. Now, this school I was at (and attended as a child) is a public school; yet my old teacher paused the story for a moment and asked the students, "Who doesn't know who Jesus is?" To my GREAT surprise, HALF the students rose their hand. She simply explained Him as a kind man who never got angry and was generous and loves us. Simple for the kids, yet hopefully enough to make them remember Him. She told them of His importance to this holiday and that it didn't start with the Easter bunny.

Now I'm sure if parents complained she could get in a little trouble for talking about the Lord in a public school, but I was pleasantly surprised that she took the time to tell those kids about Him.

What was most surprising to me though...was that HALF the students didn't know Him. Doesn't that say something to us as servants of Christ? We all, I'm sure, at some point in our lives, want or have wanted to go on a mission trip. I know I do! But we need to stop for a moment and think. Don't we have work in our own countries? Aren't there people in Canada, America, and other homelands that we live in, that don't know God? Flight tickets themselves can be thousands. Can't that money go to Christ's servants that are already in the area? Can't they witness themselves?

Just something to think about for the season. God is calling us to witness NOW. Where ever we are. We don't need to travel far to spread the gospel because there could even be people in our own families that neglect to worship our Saviour.

Today, Christ lives in me. I pray that He will make me a missionary in my own country, province, city, and home first.