The Bunny Fades by Monday. Jesus Doesn't
Easter fades by Monday for most people, but resurrection isn't a one-day event. Choose the cross mentality over consumer Christianity.
Monday, April 6, 2026
“He is risen! That changes everything.”
— Billy Graham
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
Daily Vitamin: Carry Sunday into Monday
Inspirational Story: Jesus vs. the Easter bunny.
Verse of the Day: Psalm 27:14
DAILY VITAMIN
Carry Sunday into Monday.
Resurrection isn't an annual event you celebrate. It's a daily reality you live from. The same power that raised Christ lives in you right now.
Pray for resurrection power in daily life.
Extend grace to the first difficult person today.
Read Colossians 3:1-4 before bed tonight.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY
The Bunny Fades by Monday. Jesus Doesn’t
You made it through Easter Sunday.
The service, the brunch, the matching outfits, the baskets, the sugar.
Now it’s Monday.
And here’s the question worth sitting with:
Did yesterday change anything?
Or did the resurrection get filed under “annual event” somewhere between the Cadbury eggs and the Instagram brunch spread?
It seems like our culture looked at the cross and said, “Cool story, now where’s the chocolate?”
And before you know it, Easter has become less about the empty tomb and more about who had the most eggs in their basket.
That’s the consumer mentality.
It looks good on the outside—cute, festive, and shareable—but it’s hollow in the middle. Like a chocolate bunny, actually.
The cross mentality is different. It’s not focused on comparison, like who had the bigger service, the better basket, or the more aesthetic table setting.
It’s focused on grace.
On the victory over sin, death, and the grave.
On a resurrection that wasn’t just a one-day event but a permanent shift in what’s possible.
The consumer mentality ends like the post-Easter sugar crash: a moment of sweetness followed by emptiness.
But the cross mentality echoes into eternity.
And eternity doesn’t fit in an Easter basket.
The bunny fades by Monday.
You’re already there.
The question is which mentality you’re carrying into the week.
Here’s your focus:
Start with the cross, not the feed. Open Scripture before you open social media this morning. What you consume first shapes the lens for everything that follows.
Choose service over comparison. Identify one person to bless today, not for the story or for the post. The cross mentality looks outward, not inward.
Build something eternal. Swap one hollow habit this week for something that feeds your soul. One thing.
Anchor your week in this truth: “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above.” — Colossians 3:1
Am I celebrating Easter or living resurrected?
That’s the only question that matters this Monday.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14)
Devotion: Waiting is not idle time; it is where God refines our hearts. Embrace stillness as an opportunity to draw closer to Him and strengthen your faith.
Action: Instead of checking your phone while waiting today, use the time to reflect or pray.
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WATER FROM THE ROCK | EXODUS 17
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This is Episode 39 of Bible in a Year with Jack Graham, inspired by Exodus 17:1–7 📖
This chapter reminds us that testing God does not remove His grace, and His presence does not depend on our perfection.
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