Easter is Over--now what?

What a Blessed Easter Sunday I enjoyed--Easter Sunrise service with our church's youth group providing some meaningful music, two worship services at church that lifted my heart in praise to our great God for His plan for redemption and reconciliation accomplished visa viz the resurrection, good conversations, new faces, wonderful time of interaction between services, great time with my family over the noon meal and afternoon visits, and the weather was as pleasant as I remember for quite some time.

But now what? That joy doesn't have to fade. Indeed, the Pslamist reminded me this morning--"Come Let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for He is our God, and we are His people of His pasture and the and the sheep of His hand" Psalm 95:6-7. The personal connection every child of God has with our Heavenly is accentuated in this passage. Every child of God is a masterpiece of God's creation. The text says, "He is OUR God" and not some abstract "force" or impersonal being. We bow down and worship OUR God. Believers are the sheep of His pasture and any good shepherd truly cares for and looks out for his sheep. What a joy to know that our Heavenly Father is watching out for us, cares for us, sees us, knows our situation, understands our uncertainty, is aware of our fears, and listens to our voice.It is easy to get lost in the abstract concepts of our faith and to miss out on the powerful and personal connection with the Creator available to everyone who accepts by faith the sacrifice of Christ as the payment we deserve.Easter isn't just for a day, but we serve a risen Savior who cares about us today.