Scripture Reference:
Exodus 12: 1-14
Easter did not start
with the resurrection of Christ. It existed before as we see it in the
scripture. However it was a shadow of what was to come. On the day of Passover,
Jesus Christ told his disciples that things are going to change; that Passover
will no longer be celebrated the way it’s been in the past. This is because He
was going to die for us.
Today we celebrate
Easter, testifying that Jesus defeated death and that those who believe in him
are no longer under the slavery of pharaoh, satan or sin...that they are indeed free !
Jesus Christ was
pierced, flogged and crucified so that you can be redeemed. He was paying the
price for your redemption. He sweated blood in the Garden of Gethsemane as He
was bearing our grief, so that no matter
the circumstances that we may be going through as his disciples, we will have rest through
it all.
He wore a crown of
thorns and bled, to remove us from the curse of not advancing in life that came from
Adam and Eve as a result of their disobedience to God. He was flogged that we
may be healed. He was pierced on the side, and blood and water came from him,
that we should no longer feel rejected or abandoned as His bride.
This was all part of
the price that had to be paid for us to be redeemed. However, after He said
that it is finished, He still had to do more for us to be born again. He descended
to Hades, defeated death, received new life and became the first born from
dead.
Important points to
remember are these:
- When Christ was
being crucified, we were in Him (as born again believers)
- When He said that
“it is finished” (John 19:30), we were in Him
- When He went down to Hades and defeated
death, Satan and all the powers of darkness, we were in Him
Just like Christ, We
have overcome Satan, and he knows it. Easter is a time of celebrating this eternal victory even as we remember what the Lord has done for us
.
And If you are not born
again, remember that good works cannot save you. Only the blood of Jesus Christ
can save you. Only the blood can remove your sins, only the work of Christ is
valid in the sight of God. Your works cannot take you to heaven. But the blood
of Jesus can. Are you born again? This is not about the church you go to, the
family you come from, but it’s a decision you make.
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God bless you all and
Happy Easter!
Sermon preached by Pastor Nahimana
Dieudonne
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