It’s cold outside today as I write this. It’s hard to think that Easter is only a few weeks away. When I think of Easter, I think of things warming up, flowers sprouting and things turning green. Although flowers are sprouting and things are looking greener, as I look at the 10-day forecast, things are hardly warming up! But, it is still the Easter season.

As I was wondering what to write this month, I kept thinking about the cold and Easter. You know what? That is what Easter is all about!

No, it’s not about the cold temperatures outside, but it is about the cold temperature of our hearts. Though our heart may have some warm spots, sin has caused some of our heart to grow cold and dreary.

We may have some spiritual fruit sprouting and looking green, but you know what happens to those flowers that begin to sprout when a cold snap hits! They die. At least the flower does, the plant or tree will often continue to bloom later after it recovers and the warmth heals it.

Sin in our lives acts like a cold snap. It kills the spiritual fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

But then, Easter brings the warmth of God's love through Jesus Christ who died and rose again so "That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:15. No, that’s not a typo! Check the verse out.)

Through Jesus, we receive forgiveness for our sins when we turn to Him and confess with our lips what we believe in our heart of His saving grace.

Oh, we will have more cold snaps hit us from time to time, but when we live as Easter people, having faith in the forgiveness of Jesus Christ then our fruit will begin to bloom and grow again. See, Jesus made sure that sin can’t kill it forever. Easter made sure of that. Easter brings the warmth of God's love to the coldness within our hearts so that we will be fruitful sons and daughters of God.