Why Easter?

In the last post, we dwelt through the reason for Jesus to undergo the cruel death on the cross, and the story did not end there. Had it ended there, then Jesus would have been just another religious leader to have lived on this earth and there is no point in going further following Him.

But I am so glad that Jesus rose again on the third day, and all the historic and scientific evidences support this fact. Not only that, the personal experiences of so many believers in Christ reveal that He exists today at the right hand of God, interceding for all who have accepted Him as their personal Savior and the Holy Spirit is the perfect evidence in each believer’s heart that we could connect with God through Jesus Christ anytime.

Now, why did Jesus rise again from death and what He accomplished through that, is worthy enough to be discussed on Easter day. Adam and Eve were created by God to live forever. There was no concept of death then. As they sinned against God, they lost the privilege to live forever with God, and a limit was placed on the number of days that they would live, and thus death came into action. This was a punishment for sin, along with losing the communion with God.

Is there a way through which human beings can get back the eternal life and live forever with God? Is such a turnaround possible? Yes, with God everything is possible. But, the way He orchestrated it is very difficult to comprehend with the limited human knowledge and wisdom. In a believers life everything is inherited from Christ. As with the death of Christ, all our sins were laid on Him, and we all died with Him (This is the faith that we need to exercise), through the resurrection of Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we all have a new Spirit in us, and it is set towards eternity. Our physical bodies are going to die one day, but our Spirit has the option to live with God forever, if we accept and believe that Jesus Christ died and rose again for us. This is the anchor of the Christian faith.

As we can see, in the life of a person who has accepted Jesus Christ, everything is very spiritual, and is completely driven by the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit). The Spirit controls the flesh and thus we can live an overcoming life. To put it simply, we will be led by the Spirit of God, and our body will cooperate towards the plans of God when we live in this world. When we die, our Spirits will be taken away from our bodies and they will rest in the paradise (a temporary state) till Jesus comes back to take us all with Him to live forever and ever in Heaven.

The resurrection of Jesus is the only source of hope in the life of a believer. If Jesus did not rise again, then there is no point in worshiping Him. But, as I said earlier, the power of death could not stop Him from rising again, and thus death was shattered when He rose again. On this day, we have the option to align back to God through welcoming Jesus into our hearts. Our priorities will change and we will venture out into a brand new experience with Jesus. But, you need to believe and put your complete faith in the risen Savior. Would you?