The Battle is Real

He is risen!

There is so much behind that statement.  

There is so much about that statement that has changed my life, brought me to where I am, made me who I am, and continues to grow me into the person I want to be. 

Easter a year ago, we celebrated Easter on a mountaintop. 

The Angel armies watched the Son rise and worshiped from their battle stations 2000 years ago. 

We watched the sun rise, and we worshiped from our battle station.

We must live this Truth out daily in our lives. 

 The top of the mountain was so cold and windy, but we felt such warmth in our hearts as the sun rose.  He meets us again and again.  He never fails. 

On the other side of the mountain, to the west, was a city about to be awakened by the light of the sun coming over the hill.

The moon would soon disappear, and the inhabitants would wake to another day, the beginning of their work week.

But it wasn't just another day for us, and we spent time bringing this land before the throne.

It's a beautiful land with beautiful people.

As you spend time reflecting this Easter on what He has done for you and in you, also remember those who don't even know of His sacrifice. 

The battle is real.

II Cor 5:14-15 "For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died^; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

(The kids and dads hiking after breakfast)