As we come to the end of this Easter season, I am reminded of the following: –

1. I am forgiven- Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38.
2. Christ has entered into glory Luke 24:26.
3. He deserves my worship John 20:17.

He is not there! He is risen!

As a young man clothed in the earthly garments, I need this reminder always. The reasons being:
A) I am conscious of sin. Even before I knew the scriptures well, I was introduced to the idea of morality. “Don’t do this, do that instead”, “that’s bad, I will punish you for it”. On knowing the scriptures, I did not only learn about the ‘sin‘ concept, but that of ‘righteousness’ too. But did it make things any better? Well, the idea of “sin’ always took the centre stage. It waited for me almost in every chapter that I read. And that of ‘righteousness’, it seemed miles way, a standard against which I would be condemned; out of reach.

B) I sin. Now, you all know that this should not be said loudly. But there are moments I have sinned deliberately and those when am convicted after the action. I know quite well that sin is rebellion against God. And so, when I bow to it, it works hard to push me further from him (well there are moments when it pushes me closer but that’s not usually it’s default effect ). There are some sins that seem small; these I find it easier to go over. On the other hand, some are hard to bear, simple reason, they are not only biblically wrong but socially unacceptable. And so, whenever I cave in to them, I am not only drowned in guilt but shame too.

C) I want to serve God. God is holy, perfect and able. By human definition, I am nothing close to that. How then, can I serve him? Can I ever please him? Having served my earthly fathers, I am conscious about the fact that I just can never do what they would want me to. Even at my best, they are bound to find mistakes. How much more God!

The Easter Miracle
And so, the story of Jesus, God’s holy son born and who lived in perfection, received God’s wrath for my sin and resurrected to glory, speaks a better truth than anything that other human philosophies does.
That sin is not an enemy to conquer (since Christ has already conquered it) and righteousness a goal to achieve (since Christ has achieved it for me). I am then left with only one big task, Faith.
Faith that informs me of the broken body of Jesus. A body that gives sin no room for residence but frees it for God to dwell in; to rule and to perfect it. The true definition of righteousness.
A faith that directs my service to him. Service to my father, my saviour and my Lord. The very one who is pleased with me.
And lastly, a faith that lives with my eyes focused on the ‘the place’ set for me. Where there will be no evil, no darkness- the Holy City, the new Jerusalem.

That’s my Easter Testimony. What’s yours?