Easter is a very special time of year. Do you know why? No, it's not because the Easter Bunny pays us a visit. We celebrate because of something even more special than that! Easter is the day when Jesus came back to life again. Because of Easter, all those who believe and follow Jesus will be able to live in Heaven someday with Him forever! And life in heaven with Jesus is more special than anything you could possibly ever experience here on earth! Let's find out more about this very special time of year!
There were many people who loved Jesus very much. But there were also some people that did not love Him. Some of these people didn't believe that Jesus was telling the truth when He said He was God's Son. The rulers of Jesus' day were not obeying God's commands, and became angry when Jesus told them that they were not doing what was right. And these same rulers were angry that many people were starting to follow Jesus. They wanted the people to only follow them! So the people who didn't love Jesus decided to kill Him! They hung Him on a cross and He died. It was a very sad day for all of Jesus' friends.
One of Jesus' friends took Jesus off the cross and laid Him in a cave called a tomb. Then he rolled a big rock in front of the cave opening, and some soldiers stood in front of the cave to guard it. Of course there were many people who were very sad. They loved Jesus very much and wished that He was alive again.
On Sunday morning, just 3 days later, some women came to the tomb. When they got there, they were in for a BIG surprise! The big rock that had been placed in front of the tomb was rolled away! The women rushed inside the tomb to see if Jesus was there, but He was gone! The women were very frightened! They thought that someone had taken Jesus and they had no idea where He was.
Inside the cave were two angels. "Please tell us where they have taken Jesus!", the women asked the angels. The angels had some wonderful news to tell the women. "Jesus is not dead anymore! He is alive!", they said! "Go tell all your friends that Jesus is ALIVE!"
The women were so excited! They ran to tell all their friends that Jesus was no longer dead! He was alive! What a great day it was!
On Easter, we celebrate the fact that Jesus is alive! And He is still alive today. Isn't it great to know that we can be sure that our Friend Jesus is alive and watching over us? What wonderful news! Jesus wants us to share that good news with our friends and family.
