I wanted to write something really profound for Easter. I wanted to blow people out of the water with deep intellectual thoughts about the most significant event in the history of the world short of its’ creation. Giving thoughts of how amazing the sacrifice that Jesus made, thoughts about the significance of every stripe across His back or on how He was the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy in the flesh. In the end this thought is what I got: When I struggle, when I break, when I am tired, when I am in trouble, when I am on an emotional high or when I am depressed, regardless of my situation, when I call on God for help, Jesus says “It’s okay Dad, he’s with me.”   I have access past every “bouncer” that stands between me and God because I am with Him. So this Easter, I am glad He gives me the opportunity to name drop. I am glad that He gets me access through seemingly closed doors. Thank you Jesus for paying my cover in advance and putting my name on the list.  So maybe the club entry analogy isn’t appropriate for Easter (maybe this young adult/single small group I have been leading is messing me up) and I may get some heated comments, but analogy aside…being with Him has flipped my world upside down. In the process of flipping I have shaken some junk off that I was needlessly carrying. He has taken me to places that I never could have got to on my own. He has shown me a better way and has given me an amazingly fulfilled life. I can never repay Him for the price that He paid on the cross or for His representation in the throne room. So if you don’t like, or can’t relate to the analogy, look past the warped thoughts that enter my brain and pursue a deeper relationship with Him. I promise you won’t regret it.