RESURRECTION DAY-HAPPY BIRTHDAY,GEORGE WATKINS 1169/ SUNDAY NIGHT BLESSINGS WITH DR. GEORGE WATKINS

IT'S RESURRECTION DAY-HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. GEORGE WATKINS

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Savior and lord. As we do, we remember the significance of this great occasion, which brought a conclusion, the old covenant, and ushered in the new covenant.

When Jesus rose from the dead, it sealed the prophecies of old and became proof of what God had promised to mankind, a savior that took away the sins of the world. Just think about the magnitude of that statement; one man could reverse the curse that one man brought to the earth. Adam brought it, and Jesus took it away. That's the foundational story of this great Resurrection Day that we celebrate.

When I had my resurrection day 73 years ago, we were also celebrating the resurrection of Jesus on that same day. As I sat, listening to the story of the resurrection of Jesus with my mother in Brean Chapel, I was not concerned about the whole world needing Jesus, but I knew I needed him. That night, I experienced salvation, or by the description that Jesus gave Nicodemus, "to be born again."

That night the living Christ presented himself as my Savior and the one to cleanse me from my sin nature. I had yet to learn the theological descriptions of what took place. Now I know he moved in to live there permanently. Seven Decades later, he is as faithful and precious as the first day I experienced his love.

That's why I celebrate this day as a "Happy birthday George Watkins."