It’s that time of year! Chocolate bunnies, candy eggs, and pastel colors can only mean that it is time for Easter.
Many of us have grown up with excitement about the Easter Bunny and receiving a basket full of goodies on Easter Sunday. As exciting as an egg hunt may be, many are not sure exactly why this holiday is so significant.
To the Christian, Easter is one of the most important days of the year because it symbolizes hope. Hope is defined as a desire for a certain thing to happen. Easter is when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many people today are struggling with hope based on what we see in the news or in our own circumstances. We get so used to hearing bad news that many are living in a place of hopelessness.
Easter provides hope because it shows how the God of this universe loves us all. He overcame every struggle we could face. He did that when he defeated death on the cross. Three days later he rose from the dead, and because Jesus had the power to defeat death, he has the power to give you eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Imagine being one of the followers of Jesus on Good Friday, the day that He was beaten and hung on a cross to die. It looked like a hopeless end, much like many of us are feeling today. But hope was just around the corner.
Are you looking for hope? No matter how dark your circumstances may seem, Easter is an opportunity for us to change our old ways and enter into our new abundant life with Christ. This is something worth celebrating. Happy Easter!
Steve Daigle is the Campus Pastor of Calvary Chapel Parkland.