In a few days from now the world will once again be agog with the celebration of one of the most important events in human history, Easter. Easter is the day set aside to commemorate the cruxifiction, death and resurrection of the Saviour of the world, Jesus Christ.
Jesus was indeed a gift from God to man. He paid the supreme sacrifice to save mankind from perdition when he voluntarily came to the world to die a shameful death for the redemption of the souls of man. The incarnate God taking on the form of man, came to the world to save man from sin. A man who knew no sin bearing the reproach of sin; He bore the mockery, cajolery and pains of turture for the sins He did not commit just for the love He has for us. In Romans 5:8, it is recorded, "God commended His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us". Man is thus, required to appreciate God's love epitomized in the death of Jesus and accept Him as Saviour and Lord of our soul. When we do that, we would be expressing our gratitude to the One Who died that we may live.
As we therefore celebrate this year's Easter, we should also be able to transmit this love to some other people
around us. They may be people in need, the helpless in the society, or people hit by natural disasters. The successive earthquakes in Haiti is one that calls for show of love to our fellow human beings created by God our father. It does not matter how small it is. A little contribution from each member of the world community will make much difference in the lives of Haiti people in this time of distress. I also want to thank all those who have been giving towards procurement of relief materials for the earthquake victims. It is my prayer that God will reward you abundantly. I commend in particular, the US government for being champions of the oppressed. It not only promptly sent food, drugs, health personnel, clothing materials, including blankets to the victims but also a rescue team that helped pull out people trapped in the wreckage. I also thank other countries and organisations, too numerous to mention for assisting in no small measure.
The lesson of Easter therefore is that we should show love to someone next to us by providing them with what we have that they do not have or help them wherever they are lacking. Buy a gift for someone at Easter and you will have succeeded in putting smiles on their faces.
Thank you and Happy Easter
Sylvester Oti
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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