Skewed Perception

I woke up this morning to fighting voices. I went to sleep soon after arguing about homosexuality with someone I didn't even know on the internet. What is happening!? Does everyone not realize that this is Easter? Tomorrow commemorates the day that Jesus won over death and the grave! Today commemorates a day that He was walking through Hell for us. Why can't we remember that? Where is the gratitude? Since when is it more important that everyone have the correct opinion about gay marriage that it is that our God sent His Son to Earth--to this mess--to save us (SINNERS) from eternal separation from Him?

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling apparel; and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again." And they remembered His words, and returned to from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles. And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at that which had happened. -Luke 24:1-12 NIV

"Do not be alarmed," He told them. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected!! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. -Mark 16:6 HCSB

And this is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. -1 John 2:25 NIV

For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world that he might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. John 3:16-17 HCSB

For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we ave hope in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. -1 Corinthians 15:16-20 NIV

THIS is what we should be remembering today. The God who made the universe cares for you. He cares for all of us. He sent His Son to die for us. Jesus could have called 10,000 angels to save Him. He could have done any number of things. He didn't have to die for us. He didn't have to go through crucifixion. He didn't have to go through Hell. But He wanted to, because if He did He knew that we could one day be with Him in paradise.

Happy Easter, my friends.