April 20, 2025
Perfect Picture of God
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Easter points to the perfect picture of God.
“[Jesus] Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.” –Colossians 1:15
A Judge
It feels like God is so far away.
“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.” –Acts 17:27
An accountant
Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people alive.
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” –Romans 3:23
“Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” –Romans 3:24
Waste management
Don’t let your mess keep you from God.
“Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” –Mark 2:17
Gift giver
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” –Romans 6:23
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” –Ephesians 2:8-9
Jesus changes everything.
Easter points to the perfect picture of God.
Prayer:
Dear God, I accept your gift of grace and forgiveness for all the wrongs in my life. I believe that Jesus died for me. I commit to living for you by trusting and following you as my Savior. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Text your Easter response to the number 32000:
Commit – I want to commit to a relationship with Jesus today.
Renew – I am recommitting to live fully for Him.
Explore – I need to learn more about Jesus before committing today.
Celebrate – I affirm my ongoing faith in Jesus.
