" And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it". Colossians 2:15
Several weeks ago, we celebrated the crucifixion of Jesus-- Easter. It seems odd to celebrate a death. Normally we mourn and weep over a death. But the day Jesus was crucified there was a whole lot of celebrating going on.
The Jews, namely the Pharisees, were celebrating because this "deceiver" who claimed to be God was finally out of their way. They celebrated the fact that the people would turn back to them as their "voice from God". They celebrated what they thought was a victory-- a victory for them and their religion.
The devil and demons celebrated. They celebrated because they had "defeated" God. They celebrated because they had killed the Son of God and now satan would have the power that he always wanted-- to exalt his throne above the Most High. They celebrated what they thought was a victory-- a victory over God Himself because they knew who Jesus was.
For those of us who follow Jesus our celebration was not because an enemy has been killed. It was not because a deceiver got what he deserved. It was not because a foe is out of the way and we don't have to be bothered by him again. We celebrated because we know that it wasn't men who killed Jesus-- it was the will of the Father that He die for our sins. We celebrated because our relationship with the Father has been restored through His death. We celebrated because we can now enjoy eternal life. We celebrated because our enemies have been defeated. We celebrated because the great love of the Father has been extended to us. We celebrated because through His death and resurrection we see how Mighty, Victorious, and Glorious Jesus really is-- He is Who He said He was and did what He said He would do. When we celebrated Jesus' death and resurrection, we were not celebrating something that we only "think" was a victory, but what truly was and still is a victory!
Have a great day. We have reason a to celebrate the death of Jesus-- daily-- because it is a time to celebrate a victory!
The Jews, namely the Pharisees, were celebrating because this "deceiver" who claimed to be God was finally out of their way. They celebrated the fact that the people would turn back to them as their "voice from God". They celebrated what they thought was a victory-- a victory for them and their religion.
The devil and demons celebrated. They celebrated because they had "defeated" God. They celebrated because they had killed the Son of God and now satan would have the power that he always wanted-- to exalt his throne above the Most High. They celebrated what they thought was a victory-- a victory over God Himself because they knew who Jesus was.
For those of us who follow Jesus our celebration was not because an enemy has been killed. It was not because a deceiver got what he deserved. It was not because a foe is out of the way and we don't have to be bothered by him again. We celebrated because we know that it wasn't men who killed Jesus-- it was the will of the Father that He die for our sins. We celebrated because our relationship with the Father has been restored through His death. We celebrated because we can now enjoy eternal life. We celebrated because our enemies have been defeated. We celebrated because the great love of the Father has been extended to us. We celebrated because through His death and resurrection we see how Mighty, Victorious, and Glorious Jesus really is-- He is Who He said He was and did what He said He would do. When we celebrated Jesus' death and resurrection, we were not celebrating something that we only "think" was a victory, but what truly was and still is a victory!
Have a great day. We have reason a to celebrate the death of Jesus-- daily-- because it is a time to celebrate a victory!
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