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In the late 1600’s a French clergyman named Francois Fenelon wrote a series of letters that have been preserved and reprinted in a little book titled, “Let Go.” The words of those letters, written so many years ago, have often resulted in repentance. Fenelon’s struggle was similar to what many of us wrestle with; our will clashes with the will of others and/or the will of God.

Charles Spurgeon wrote that the easiest giant David ever killed was Goliath. Before Goliath there was not only a lion and a bear. David had been sent to care for sheep…and made the most of it. David had been ignored by his own father when Samuel had asked for Jesse’s sons. Not only was he overlooked by his father, he was also despised by his brothers. He was accused of wrong motives. People tried to discourage him from doing what was right. A bully made fun of David and poured out cursing upon him. The sling and the stone was the easy part!

Have you ever asked that question? Once you saw “it” you couldn’t believe you didn’t see “it” before. I drive to the church building many times each week and once in a while I’ll say to somebody, “How long has that _______ been there?” They will respond, “Oh, for a couple of years.” Then I will say, “How did I miss that?”

You are looking at my favorite piece of art. It is a painting by Rembrandt entitled “The Return of the Prodigal Son”. You’ll have to give it some artistic license. It didn’t happen like this. The embrace of the Father was on a road. The older son didn’t hear about it until later. I doubt there was a man sitting next to him in a chair! But Rembrandt is painting ideas. A picture is worth a thousand words.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is historical reality. Many people have set out to disprove it and have ended up converting to Christianity. A person can choose not to believe it but that won’t make the truth of the event go away. Jesus really lived. He really died. He was really buried. He really rose from the dead.