Our Easter Basket

I wrote a song ten years ago with the following lyrics:
Christian do you know who you are; By the resurrection of the Lamb; you're more than forgiven, you gain more than Heaven; You are now a new man.

The song was based on a book I read by Bill Gilham titled, Lifetime Guarantee. The following is a partial list taken from Chapter Five, "A "New Man" in an old Earthsuit"

-You are justified and redeemed (already). (Romans 3:24)
-You are free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
-You are sanctified (holy, set apart). (1 Corinthians 1:12)
-You are a new creature. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
-You are the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians5:21)
-You are a son and an heir. (Galatians 4:7)
-You are chosen, holy, and blameless before God. (Ephesians 1:4)
-You are redeemed, forgiven. (Ephesians 1:7)

There are many more "you ares" but I hope you get the point. Many things happened when Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead. Forgiveness, new life, and a restored relationship with God were mentioned in my previous entry. But do you see that there's even more for believers, through Christ?

This past week at our Wednesday Group meeting, we discussed these things. It was exciting to consider the results of Christ's work in light of the Easter season. A woman in our group summed it up in a way that fit the holiday, "This is our Easter basket (from God)".

Thank you Lord that you loved us so much. God bless y'all real good.