This
week is a special week in history called Holy Week and tomorrow is Easter. This week changed the world.
Our
Savior, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem knowing He would die for us. What a sacrifice that was. He went willing obeying God’s will because He
loves us so much. He died on the cross
on what we call Good Friday. God said
the penalty for sin is death. This paid
our debt to God giving all who believe in Him, eternal life in Christ
Jesus. “But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8. Then three days later He came back to
life. We call this the
resurrection. That was the first
Easter. Scriptures on His death,
crucifixion, burial and resurrection are found in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19.
The world looks at Easter with egg hunts,
brunches, baskets for the children. We
buy Easter flowers and Easter dresses.
More people attend church on Easter than any other Sunday. This Easter is a little different because of
the Coronavirus, but that doesn’t stop Easter. Instead of celebrating at your church,
celebrate and worship on your TV or online.
Invite others to listen too. There
are many options to choose from. If they
are not a Christian or a church goer, this is the Sunday they will probably say
yes to your invitation. Maybe they are
just waiting for someone care and invite them.
Do we really stop and think how wonderful
this day really is? Without the resurrection we would just have
another man-made dead religion. Think on
the meaning of this special day and attempt to stay in His presence. Satan will do everything he can to distract
you from its real meaning. Don’t let the
world trap you with meaningless things.
Jesus was despised and rejected. We turned our backs on Him. He was hated and we didn’t care. Yet He still loves us and carried our
weaknesses and sin. Don’t crucify Him
again. Satan’s strategy has always been
to distort the truth and separate us from God.
Don’t fall for it! God’s
redemption is simple. He loves us and
died for us. All we have to do is repent,
believe and trust Him; follow His example and be baptized; worship Him; honor
Him and the devil will lose all his power over you. There is no better time than now. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring,
especially now with so much sickness and death.
After He paid for the sin of the world,
God’s righteous judgment was satisfied.
He arose victorious. Death had no
hold on Him. Now, He offers everyone
eternal life and perfect peace with God when you are willing to repent and
believe in Him. Have you done that
yet?
We need Easter more than ever now. God who calmed storms and silenced evil on
that first Easter will calm the storms of this life. How did Jesus endure the agony of the cross? He endured by waiting and trusting. He fixed His eyes on God and looked for the
joy to come. “Let
us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the
joy set before him endured the cross….” – Hebrews 12:2 So in this
uncertain time focus on Jesus. When we
focus on Him our troubles get smaller. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen. For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.” – 2
Corinthians 4:18
If
you are a Christian, death has no hold on you.
Jesus is coming again to take you to be with Him in glory forever. On Easter morning shout Hallelujah! He is risen!
He is risen indeed!
Jesus said, “Here
I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the
door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I
will give the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat
down with my Father on His throne.” – Revelation 3: 20-21
Jesus
changed the world. Let Him change your
life!
Happy
Easter! I encourage you to trust in
Jesus.
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