Easter in Us

“And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.”

- Exodus 14:31

The Lord guided and guarded the Israelites' all through their journey towards the promised land.

“The Lord led the way. During the day, he used a tall cloud to lead the people. And during the night, he used a tall column of fire to lead the way. This fire gave them light so that they could also travel at night. The cloud was always with them during the day, and the column of fire was always with them at night.” -Exodus 13:21-22

God led them through a way that was longer than an alternate way that can reach the promised land very easily. He did this to;

“God did not let the people take the road leading to the land of the Philistines. That road by the Mediterranean Sea is the shortest way, but God said, “If the people go that way they will have to fight. Then they might change their minds and go back to Egypt.”So God led them another way through the desert by the Red Sea.”- Exodus 13:17-18

Hence we can realize that if God is leading us into a way that was not desired by our mind and thoughts, it is sure that He has a definite plan for doing so, they are the plans for our good and not for our harm.

The entire journey of Israelites' from Egypt to the promised land is filled with humanities fall out from belief upon God the Father and His mercy shown to rescue them from all dangers. The children of God had to face many obstacles in their way due their own selfish intentions and desires, through the red sea, from the drought and famines, from the poisonous snakes, from the Pharaoh and his battalion, from all wars, by giving commandments to live truly, by giving the arc of covenant in the Holy Tent, the Lord saved them. Even though at each trials the children of God complained and criticized Lord for their hardships, even though they built another lords for their satisfaction, the Lord God guarded them by making them realize the glory of Him through His great protection from sufferings. The Father in Heaven, with His personal presence, protected all His righteous ones all through their journey to the promised land. He asked them to strongly believe in His power and love, but many failed and was lost, the ones who looked towards the face of the Lord was saved from the poison of the world and was restored in life.

When we look at our live today, we find the same approach. We tumble in our journey of life, we forget our Lords care and go behind our own mind sets. In the old testament days, Lord asked for a sacrifice for the flaws of His children. In the new testament, Lord offered the greatest sacrifice for our sins, by giving His only Son. Now He asks us only to believe in Him and cleanse ourselves with His blood shed for us. Now are the days of great mercy from God. We just have to repent on our sins and look into the face of Jesus who defeated the sins and the death a rose with new life for us. This life is under the mercy of God and we are not expected any more to be enslaved by sin and death.

“In our baptism we shared in his death. So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and took part in his death. And just as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father, so we can now live a new life.” - Romans 6:3-4

We know that our old life was put to death on the cross with Christ. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. Then we would not be slaves to sin. Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control. If we died with Christ, we know that we will also live with him. Christ was raised from death. And we know that he cannot die again. Death has no power over him now. Yes, when Christ died, he died to defeat the power of sin one time—enough for all time. He now has a new life, and his new life is with God. In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive for God through Christ Jesus. Romans 6:5-11

Hence in this day of Resurrection of Our Lord, let us realize our position, let us no longer give away ourselves to the hands of the world. Let us live in the new life given to us by Our Father in Heaven through Christ Jesus. The new life in our Lord, that's under the mercy of our Lord and is no longer slave to sin and death but to mercy and eternal life. In our falls and failures that will arise in us due to our sin-weekened bodies, let us submit ourselves and look to the risen face of our Lord Jesus in such times and pray continuously. His body and blood shall cleanse us and renew us to be strong to fight against the powers that try to trap us and snatch us away from our Father.

“Very early Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had prepared. They saw that the heavy stone that covered the entrance had been rolled away. They went in, but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. They did not understand this. While they were wondering about it, two men in shining clothes stood beside them. The women were very afraid. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. The men said to them, “Why are you looking for a living person here? This is a place for dead people. Jesus is not here. He has risen from death” Matthew 24:1-6

In this Easter, let us open the closed graves of our heart and receive the resurrected Jesus into us and live in His new life. Let us live a life that God has planned for us because God will guide us safely to our destination. This we cannot do alone because the powers of the world will make us struggle a lot, tumble down a lot and fail a lot, that we may be snatched away from Our Father. For this we need the protection and love from our Father through Jesus and Mother Mary and all pure souls who has succeeded in defeating the worldly satanic powers. With the intercession of all let us travel with new life of Jesus in us, fulfilling all the duties assigned to us in this world by our Lord with His help, and obeying His 'WORD' spoken to us through Bible reminded to us by Holy Spirit, to our everlasting home in Heaven with our Father. In our life let us always remember and believe strongly that,

“Don’t be afraid! Don’t run away! Stand where you are and watch the Lord save you today..... You will not have to do anything but stay calm. The Lord will do the fighting for you.” Exodus 14:13

“I have told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have troubles. But be brave! I have defeated the world!” -John 16:33

Lord thank you for all your guidance's in our life. Help us through out our life in this world. Make us realize all the time, our position in this world so that we will always live in the new life given to us by You through resurrection of Jesus Christ, the way, truth and life forever. Amen

Reading

Psalms 78

Romans 6

HAPPY EASTER