The Risen Savior Lifts Up the Righteous

Happy Easter everyone!


Christ the Lord was risen today, hallelujah!  We serve a living Savior, who sits at the right hand of God the Father, who sent the Holy Spirit to fill us, lead us and guide us.  Amen.


The blessings of following this living Savior will never end for the believer of His words.  As Psalm 112 reminds us:


Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in His commands.
His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.


Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.


Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. 


He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.


He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever;
his horn will be lifted high in honor.


The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.  Amen.


Though times can be very challenging for the righteous, rest assured that your hope is not misplaced in the Lord.  In Christ Jesus we are more than conquerors, because the risen Savior lives in us!


~Be blessed and be a blessing.

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