Hunters strategically tie a heavy jug to a tree. The jug has a narrow opening and fruit in it. A monkey sticks an arm into the jug grabbing the fruit. With a fist around the fruit the monkey cannot withdraw its arm. Hunters approach the monkey. It frantically fights for its freedom. The monkey wants both its freedom and the fruit. The hunters easily capture the monkey.

Mark Twain once said, “The difference between using the right word and almost the right word is the difference between a lightning bug and lightning.” According to gumas.com the ten most powerful words in advertising are: New, Guaranteed, Proven, Results, Safety, Save, You, Now, Easy, and Free.

Sunday is Easter. Easter happened on a Sunday. So every Sunday is Easter. But one Sunday each year, Easter is celebrated and proclaimed worldwide! In every nation believers declare, “He is risen, He is risen indeed!”

Do you remember Jim McCay succinctly describe the range of emotions inherent in competition when he said: “Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports: The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. The human drama of athletic competition. This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports”? Spiritually we see all around us the spiritual war going on that brings victory in Jesus Christ or the agony of obeying Satan’s temptations.