eggs

Since the consumption of eggs has always left me feeling nauseated, you might be able to understand my lack of enthusiasm as a four-year-old egg-hater when my older sister and I were directed to our backyard Easter egg hunt following church on Easter Sunday. Even at this early age, I did not quite grasp how or why a rabbit would deliver brightly colored chicken eggs to our backyard on Easter. My confusion was intensified the previous night after I glimpsed my mom coloring eggs that suspiciously appeared similar to the eggs left in our backyard by the “Easter Bunny.”

Even though my dad would deny it, he has a slight flair for the dramatic. This Easter was no exception. As I reluctantly filled my Easter basket with eggs, I heard a shout from the front yard. For some reason I looked up. My eyes locked on to what appeared to be a bright green rock falling from the sky. I thought of Martian rocks. Then my befuddled brain recalled the words of that nervous character, Chicken Little, from one of my storybooks: “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”

This green object hurtling towards me was neither a rock from Mars nor a piece of moss-covered sky. Instead, it was a bright green chicken egg lovingly dyed by my mom the previous night. It splattered next to me on the concrete patio. As the mere smell of the hard-boiled egg began to nauseate me, my dad ran from the front of the house towards me shouting, “Did you see the Easter Bunny? He threw an egg into the backyard!”

I not only saw the “Easter Bunny,” but was nearly taken out by his dramatic attempt to impress his four-year-old daughter. My confusion over how or why a rabbit could deliver brightly colored chicken eggs to my backyard was suddenly made clear after I looked up and saw that egg descending upon me like a revelation from the sky.

Is an egg-wielding rabbit creating confusion in your life? Perhaps a better question would be, is the concern-wielding world creating confusion in your life? I know that everyday circumstances and concerns such as family, work, finances, relationships, and even “Easter Bunnies” have sometimes caused me to take my eyes off of the One who makes all things clear. Paul reminds us in Colossians 3:1–4:

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (nkjv).

If we set our minds on things of the earth, we become common, earthly, and evil just like Satan, who roams free in this world. If we set our minds on things above, then we become more precious, heavenly, and good like Jesus who sits at the right hand of God in heaven. Jesus is coming back and He is going to allow us to share His glory. Our present joy in the Lord is only a small taste of what is to come. Our present suffering will seem insignificant and forgotten. Our confusion and concerns of this world will not only be clear, but will be erased from our brains as the glory of the Lord overflows us. So don’t look up for flying Easter eggs that only end up as a smashed and stinky mess on your concrete patio. Rather, look up at Jesus with the promise in your heart that the very glory of God will shine from you as a light brighter than any star in the universe for all of eternity.