“Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'" (Luke 24:5-7, NKJV)
That awesome truth is as powerful today as it was that first Easter morning: He is risen! Jesus Christ not only died for our sin, but He rose from the dead to prove to all people of all times that He is indeed the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He had to be delivered into the hands of sinful men because we are all sinful people. Romans 6:23 reminds us, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Our “wages,” that which we deserve, is eternal separation from God because of our sin, but the gift of God, something we could never earn no matter how we tried, is eternal life in Him! The resurrection of Christ means that He has paid total price and won the victory over death once and for all.
Jesus bore the penalty of our sin—what a thought! It was nailed to the cross with Him and it was buried with Him in the grave, and now Jesus has risen again to life to bring us true eternal life and freedom and left our sin where it deserved. Why then do we so often dig up our buried sin and try to put those grave clothes back on in our guilt and condemnation? We fail to understand that godly sorrow produces repentance and pressing on toward victory, while worldly sorrow keeps us in condemnation, slipping back into the grave so to speak! Embrace the victory Christ that has won for you and press on! Our prayer for you this Easter season is that you will discover the freedom that Christ has won for you and that you will experience renewed resurrection power in your life!—TK
So What’s New?
We are in the middle of the spring break season and thankfully several people have come into the store this week and, Lord willing, next week will too. This brings us to the culmination of our Lent-to-Easter sale. However, I discovered with the help of my daughter that the settings on my Facebook page (look under “Thomas Klock” to find it, not “Highway Won”) were somehow set to block everyone from seeing what I have posted on it, possibly since they changed their format, so we have decided to extend the sale an extra week in case this is the first time you’ve even heard of it and want to take advantage of it! These are our current specials:
All books and music CDs are 10% off; Bibles 10-20% off (ending April 11)
Recently several t-shirts we were carrying went “out of print,” so we are selling these in a special section of the store at a major discount (while supplies last). We also now have the 2010 patriotic t-shirts great for Memorial Day, 4th of July, etc. or just proclaiming the message that God is the One you trust in, only $5.99 (a bit more for 2x-3x sizes)
We received several Monarch replacement products, so come see our special display of the discontinued ones at a great price (magnets, bookmarks, pens, gift bags, etc.)
Believe it or not, Mother’s Day and even some graduations are just around the corner! Look soon for greeting cards and other related items for these soon.
Well, that’s about it for now. Please come by and see us, and we look forward to serving you. Happy Easter and a late happy Passover!
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