Easter Buns
Since when did Hot Cross Buns become Easter Buns?
The Cross on these buns is the only reference that remains to what Easter is all about! It's not about chocolate bunnies, 4-day weekends, time with family and fruit cakes. It's about the CROSS. It's about the death and ressurection of God's one and only son - Christ's pain, God's mercy, our redemption!
When we visited a High School in Cessnock last year, I was shocked by how little the kids - and I mean year 11/12 kids - knew about Jesus. I mean, they didn't even know that Easter was a Christian holiday!
Forget deepest, darkest Africa - they have the gospel. In fact, just last month, they sent missionaries to visit and encourage our church! And why wouldn't they. Their country is now 95% Christian - our's is something like 5%.
It's a powerful thing to realise that your living in the biggest mission field the world has even seen. We are surrounded by people who fail to see the majesty of God's love for them, the infitity of His grace, and the power and pain of the cross.
For to them, it's just a fruit cake.