Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Jerusalem: Easter Sunday. It is sunrise. Jesus is alive. He is risen. He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

Click HERE to hear the magnificent "Hallelujah Chorus" from George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" â€" sung by the Auckland Choral.¹

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

"Surely He [Jesus] has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God,and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."²

But the angel answered and said to the women [Mary Magdalene and the other Mary], "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you."³

If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and received God's forgiveness for all your sins and His gift of eternal life, why not do that today. For help, read "How to Be Sure You're a Real Christian" at: http://tinyurl.com/8glq9 or "God's Invitation" at: http://tinyurl.com/6k49w. This is life's most important decision. Don't put it off. Be sure to do it today!

1. Auckland Choral: Performance of Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXx-h8kR23I
2. Isaiah 53:4-6 (NKJV).
3. Matthew 28:5-7 (NKJV).

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