Pastor Jackson Senyonga shared an Easter message entitled "What If, What When, What Now". Here is my brief recap of the message:
What if? What if Jesus had not died on the cross or died but didn't resurrect?
We would still be in the old testament if He hadn't died because the will of the person who made it doesn't come into effect till He dies [Hebrews 9:16-17]. Our faith would be full of misery and sorrow because we would only meditate on His death. If He did all the miracles and died and failed to resurrect, He would be another good great man who once lived and died. But all this can't be because He died and resurrected.
What When? What happened when He died?
The earth shook, the veil in the temple was torn into two and God made His glory and His presence available to all people at all times. When He died all the promises in the new will/testament came into effect. Jesus turned death into opportunity; it was once man's greatest fear but he now made it the gateway to eternal life.
What Now? Now that we know He died and resurrected, so what?
He now lives to watch over the will He left unto His own. We now have a reason to celebrate. We now have a new life and the day we die is the day we start living eternally.
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