An Easter Gift for You
At Christmas time and at Easter many people turn their minds
to think about Jesus.
Who was He, when did He live, what was His purpose in life,
where is He now, what difference does it make to us?
The story of Jesus is not hard to find. Many people have it in a book gathering dust
on their bookshelves, but today it is as simple as typing a word in a Search
page. Some people read from this Book
every day as they have Faith in the One it is talking about. The book is the Bible or The Scriptures.
One of the chapters that tell the story of Jesus records
that He was the One who created our world.
Jesus was sent as a baby on this earth and as He grew many people
accepted Him as the Saviour of the world.
“Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John
1:29). However, others rejected Him and finally crucified Him on a cruel cross
at a time we now call Easter and which we celebrate today. But after three days Jesus
arose again and later ascended to Heaven.
Before He left He promised to come back.
So why does this matter to us, after all this all happened
more than two thousand years ago.
Because while He lived here, Jesus promised His followers that if they
placed their faith in Him and accept His righteousness and the forgiveness He
freely offers, then Jesus would give them the gift of eternal life. All you need to do is to accept the gift.
“God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his
only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and
never really die. (John 3:16, CEV)
