We always seem to take Christmas as being the time to share the gospel with our friends and it feels a little like Easter is the poor relative in that regard. But isn't Easter in many ways the better opportunity.
Why do I say that? Because actually it confronts us with our sin and forces us to work out exactly who the baby in the manger claims to be. The baby is quite safe and cuddle, but the battered, bloodied, and beaten man on the cross confronts us with rebellion against God.
Christmas is a manically busy time of year, but Easter seems to be a little calmer with more time for reflection. Ask people what Christmas is about and they can usually tell you, ask them about Easter and actually I think there is more that they are unaware of.
I'm not saying don't make much of Christmas, but make more of Easter. Easter confronts people with the man on a cross and the question who is he, and if he is the Messiah why is he hanging there? It confronts us with the awful bill for our rebellion and gives us stark choices to make about what we will do with such a sacrifice.
Will you use Easter this year? Will you have tracts ready to give out? Are you ready to engage with friends, family and work colleagues?
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