Hello everyone!!! Happy Easter. Hope you had a
splendid time. We had a public holiday from Good Friday till today so it was
pretty awesome. Got to spend time with family and friends and eat really nice
food, what more can I ask for.
The best part of it is that we get to reflect on
the basis of our faith again; the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus.
this is a pivotal aspect of our faith. Too often, I think due to the grotesque
nature of his death, we pay a lot of attention to the crucifixion than every
other aspect of the atonement. This is dangerous, this overemphasis leads to
almost idol worship of the cross. It is Jesus we serve and worship. Not the
symbol of his death for our sins.
But the Bible paints a different picture. Paul
the Apostle states it thus
“12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say
that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead,
then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless
and so is your faith.15 More than that, we are then
found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he
raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead
are not raised.16 For if the dead are not
raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ,
we are of all people most to be pitied”…. 1
Corinthians 15:12-19
If Jesus had not risen, we have
no assurance of our Justification, if he had not risen, we have no inroad into
the eternal circle of relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And
if he had not risen, it simply would have meant that sin was more powerful than
Jesus and death had won. In short, “we are still in our sins”
But praise God that Jesus rose
from the dead, never to die again. And he has ascended to the right hand of the
Father and taken us right along with him.
I used to wonder, which is more
important, the death, the resurrection or the birth of our Lord? I have come to
the conclusion that they are all of equal importance. Each event plays a
pivotal role in the being of Jesus. However, I strongly believe the resurrection
is the event that requires our most rejoicing. It is the culmination of our
Lords mission to planet earth. It represents the death of our old man that was
condemned by Sin and our newness of life. A life where we can enjoy unbridled
fellowship with the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit; free from guilt, condemnation
and the constant need to perform at our very best. He loves us just as we are
and the resurrection enables us to embrace that love. Therefore, let’s celebrate
Easter everyday of our lives, knowing that God has raised Jesus from the dead
and we are not in our sins.
May the Grace of our Lord be with you
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