The Essence of Easter

Easter
Easter

I woke up today, the Easter Sunday of 2020 with a grateful heart. My gratitude stems from the fact that JEHOVAH has continued to meet and exceed all my needs according to HIS riches in glory through Christ Jesus whose death and resurrection changed the course of humanity. The Jews before the death of Christ were the chosen ones according to the Bible, then, Christ came to undo this monopoly in a universal public offering. Today, if you believe that Jesus Christ died on the Cross of Calvary as a ransom for your sins and you confess this truth with your mouth you will be saved and become born again. This is the spiritual rebirth that gives you access to all the good things created by GOD.

GOD hates sin generally, but HE particularly hates idolatry and pride. Both have one thing in common. They replace the Creator with the Creator’s creation. Idolatry replaces GOD will an idol while pride replaces GOD with humanity. GOD has intolerance for these two attributes. GOD also has a quality that you wouldn’t expect HIM to have – Jealousy. Jealousy is a hardwired plugin of Love. If you truly love someone, you would love them jealously. Hence, GOD will not share HIS place in your heart with anyone or anything. You were created and ransomed with an invaluable offering – The Blood of Jesus Christ. This is the essence of Easter. Christianity is different from Judaism and Islam because of the essence of Easter though they all share similar scriptural narratives.

As the world celebrates Easter in the midst and devastation of COVID-19, know that we shall overcome. Keep hope alive! Humanity has vanquished more deadlier diseases. Ebola, a more dangerous infection has been contained by Africans. SARS that has a similar origin with COVID-19 is under our control. All we need is to follow instructions from credible health authorities and ignore inaccurate remedies from fake news sources that are posted by seemingly credible individuals. Our best line of defense is our immunity that is active to known and unknown viral or bacterial attacks. So, nourish your body with healthy food, sleep adequately, stop substance abuse, keep your body fit with simple equipment-less exercises if you don’t have training gadgets. And acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. And GOD will meet all your needs according to the abundance of all that HE has created through Christ Jesus. Happy Easter!!!

Ata Ukuta  – Editor, www.towncryyers.com