Although the Easter decorations, food, and
dressing up for church are nice things to do during the Easter season, they are
by no means the reason why we celebrate Easter.
Let me remind us all again that we celebrate Easter because of the fact
that Christ died to pay the full penalty for the sins of mankind. We also celebrate Easter because Christ’s
death, resurrection, and victory over sin, death, and hell make it possible to
enter the throne room of God’s grace with boldness.
Christ made a “new and living way” by
ushering in the New Covenant. Romans 6:23 teaches, “For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” So, as St Paul stated, “… let us draw near
with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from
an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”
As Christian musicians we should glory in
Christ’s victory over sin and death that was accomplished because as Philippians
2:8 explains, “And being found in fashion as a man, he [Christ] humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” It would be a good thing to spend some time
during this Easter season thanking our lord and Savior Jesus Christ for saying
in the Garden of Gethsemane, (Luke 22:42) “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup
from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”
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