Preparing For Easter

As we prepare to celebrate the commemoration of the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ which is what Easter stands for, it is necessary to draw our attention to the significant of the occasion, our expectation and then what our preparation should be. Ad closed by Report this ad Why this ad? Seen this ad multiple times Ad covered content Ad was inappropriate Not interested in this ad We'll try not to show that ad again Ad closed by We should understand that at Easter we celebrate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross of Cavalry for our sins which brought about the destruction that has been earmarked for us as a result of the sin of Adam and Eve. Christ took our place of sin, sickness, poverty, worry, depression, confusion so that we could partake in His place of righteousness, perfect
health, wealth, joy and victory. The victory of Jesus over death is the victory of Christians over sin and Satan and this victory brought about the restoration of the covenant of peace and blessing which God had with us and which was made blemished after the fall of Adam. At Easter we reflect on the finished work of redemption – vis-à-vis His death, burial and resurrection, which bestowed upon us salvation, mercy, dominion, honour and glory. Jn 10: 10b says, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” When God saw the hopelessness of the people He created and how they were wallowing in darkness suffering from one problem to another as a result of the sin of Adam, He sent His only Son Jesus Christ to come as a Redeemer so that they might have life and not just a mere living, but abundant of it including all those things which are needful to make life happy which was lost in Adam. So, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, a thorough heavenly portal is opened for humanity, and thus we have access to all heavenly blessings which include mercy, grace, salvation, Holy Ghost baptism, good health, freedom, peace, promotion, joy unspeakable, dominion and above all a privilege for a glorious immortality. But many Children of God lack the knowledge of what the grace and salvation of God has brought to mankind thus they are suffering and dying in their ignorant. And that is why hopelessness has pervaded the life of many Christians. Many have cut themselves off from the provisions availed by His coming and thus became destroyed. As we commemorate His resurrection at Easter, we are by extension reviving the covenant of peace and blessing which He brought about with salvation. And if this covenant is to be restored in your life comes this Easter, you must be prepared to receive Him afresh in your life. Everybody must be in attention to receive the renewal of God’s covenant of peace and blessings this Easter. I strongly believe if you earnestly prepare, you will experience a new life of transformation. A life made new where old sinful life- drunken, womanizing, full of all sorts of wickedness shall be no more. You then become Spirit filled and thus work according to the dictate of the Holy Spirit. However, this attribute will be manifested if only you repent. God is pure and holy and thus cannot establish a covenant with an unholy person. If you refuse to repent from your sin as a matter of preparation, the Easter will come and go buttrouble will not depart from you. Ps 1:5 says, “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous”. If we want the peace and blessing of God to be restored in our lives, we must be holy and conformed to His nature. So, for us to be among those He is coming to re-establish His covenant of peace and blessing comes this weekend, we must prepare to be holy.