Matthew 28:1-10

Matthew 28:1-10 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  Here it is, the greatest story ever told, and the story that matters more than any other to each and every one of us.  On the first day of the week, God started to tell a new story, one that had echoes of the original creation but proclaimed a new creation, one that broke the bonds of sin and shame and rejoiced in the light that cannot be snuffed out by the darkness.
  There is darkness in all of our lives.  Some of it is seen in broken relationships, or in the shame we carry for past sins.  Some of it is revealed in terrible choices or dis-ordered priorities.  We all sin and fall short, and the first Easter morning declares that the brokenness of our past does not determine our future and does not shape how God sees us.  We are seen as forgiven and redeemed, rescued by the One who came to save, healed and destined for eternity with God because of what Christ has done.
   Your future is shaped by what God has done, and God loves you unconditionally and eternally.  Let that reality shape your heart and mind.