Celebrating Jesus: His Sacrifice and Resurrection

 

Many celebrate Easter as wonderful day of our Lord and Savior’s resurrection. But many believers also call it “Resurrection Sunday”, marking that glorious show of God’s power when He rose His beloved Son, Jesus, from the grave. Candy, colorful eggs, or cute bunnies are some of the things that kids enjoy, but the resurrection of Christ is about something way more amazing. It’s about knowing what God did for us through the sacrifice and resurrection of Christ. It's something we should always keep close to our hearts.

Think about this: Jesus, the Son of God, gave up His life for us. He didn’t have to do this, but He chose to. That’s real love—like, the biggest kind of love there is. In John 15:13 (NLT), Jesus says, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” And that’s exactly what He did. And we’re the friends He’s talking about.

Jesus had His own will—He could’ve chosen a different path. But instead, He followed what God the Father wanted, even though it meant pain, suffering, and dying on the cross. In John 6:38 (KJV), our Lord and Savior said, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” He had free will just like us, but He always chose to do the Father’s Will. God sent Him to live on earth so that He could complete God’s mission. Because of this, we can be close to God and call Him “Abba Father”—which means “Daddy” or “Dad.” Isn’t that incredible?

But here’s the best part: the story didn’t end with the cross. Jesus didn’t stay in the grave. Three days later, He came back to life! That’s what Resurrection Sunday is all about—He beat death! Now, we get to live in freedom and hope because of what Jesus did. In Romans 6:4 (NLT), it says, “For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.”

Because of Jesus, we don’t have to be stuck in sin or fear death. We have the chance to live forever with God. That’s a gift we could never earn, and we’ll never be able to fully repay. But we can show our love and thankfulness by living for Him every day.

So this Resurrection Sunday, let’s celebrate Jesus—not just because He died, but because He rose again! He’s alive, and He’s our Savior, our friend, and the greatest example of love we’ll ever know.■

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

“Celebrating Jesus: His Sacrifice and Resurrection”, written for aheartforchristdevotions@blogspot.com by Kraiapril©2025. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord!