Lafayette Federated Church

This year, for our Holy Week devotionals, we want to present five stories of people whose lives were transformed by Jesus. The message of Easter is that Jesus is triumphant—triumphant over sin and triumphant over death. That victory, that triumph, is seen in the transforming work that He does in our lives. Jesus alone has the power to transform us from sinners into saints, from spiritually dead to spiritually alive. As you read through these daily devotionals, our hope is that they will help you and your family prepare your hearts for Easter.

As you begin your journey through Holy Week, I want to leave you with the powerful words from the song “We Are Changed” by Joel Lindsay from this year’s Easter musical.

Some of us met Him on a hillside,

Some of us met Him at a well,

Some of us met Him when we touched His garment,

But all of us are here to tell;

We are changed, we are changed;

By the power of His presence we are changed.

Bodies healed and lives restored

With just one touch from the Lord,

And we will never, ever be the same.                                                                     

We are changed.

Pastor Aaron

The events of Holy Week that we have been reflecting on together leave many of us simply amazed. What Jesus did, and fought through in obedience to his Father and to our benefit is a perfect picture of love. Through his life, death, and unfathomable resurrection, Jesus fulfilled the purpose that He was called to.  While the purpose has been fulfilled, the truth is that the impact of this week in history hasn’t faded, and will not fade for the rest of eternity.

As each of us encounter the Gospel message, the hope brought to the world through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we are immediately affected by the change that this brings to our hearts. As we each have the opportunity to confess our sinfulness and declare our need for Jesus as Savior, the indwelling Holy Spirit begins changing us.  God literally begins the transformation process in our hearts!  The Scriptures remind us, though, that this moment of change in us, brought about by what Jesus did in this moment in human history, is not the end of the story.  Jesus’ promise that He is coming again is purposeful. He’s coming for his people, his church.

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