I’ve been reflecting on Easter, as people have reminded me that it’s here again. Normally I forget about holy days, including Easter and Christmas. I do not particularly value ceremonies, calendars, or holy days, but I respect when the occasion is used for the glory of the Lord. As Paul wrote:
One person regards a certain day above the others, while another considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
(Romans 14:5)
If your life is busy, stressful, or distracting, I know it can be good to have a certain day that reminds you to focus on what Jesus Christ did for us. Going to church and honoring those holy portions of scripture can be a very wise change of pace.
Prince of the winds
This year, the general level of fear, doom, and misery is higher than ever in my lifetime. That includes the immediate weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks. Back then, we didn’t have smartphones, social media, and advanced psyops driving wedges in between us every minute of the day. People were afraid back then, but they are hostile now. I probably don’t need to remind you.
Yet Easter is, in my opinion, a good opportunity to remember the ultimate victory we have in Christ. Yes, he died horrifically at the hands of a satanic conspiracy, just like we are scheduled for. But he did so bravely, setting an example for us to follow in the dark days ahead. He asked for the cup to be taken from him, but when it wasn’t, he faced it bravely. The Father gave him strength. And then, he defied all rational limits, confounding Satan himself, because he conquered death itself with the power of God!
Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
(1 Corinthians 15:54)
Jesus was the first to show us the Way: to expose evil until we provoke them into killing us; to call sinners to abandon deception; to enter the Kingdom through the Holy Spirit; and to become a living sacrifice for God. This is our mission, and nothing can prevent us from achieving it. Today, as you read this, Jesus is looking down from a place of total peace, victory, and assurance, knowing that the Father’s will is being fulfilled. Satan is the one who is desperate, fearful, and cowering.
When Satan is afraid, the whole world becomes afraid. Why? Because he determines the course of this world:
… in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air [Satan], the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
(Ephesians 2:2)
Most people are like flags, blown around by the power of Satan’s wind. When he’s angry, they are angry; when he’s desperate, they become desperate. They are like flags, caught in the wind and blown around:
… so that we would no longer be like infants, tossed by waves and being carried about by every wind of teaching, by the cunning and craftiness of men who seek to scheme deceit.
(Ephesians 4:14)
You see? When we’re in Christ, we stand on the solid rock, not conforming to the spirit of this world, but by the Holy Spirit which separates us from it. The winds of Satan can’t pull us around any more. The Winter Christian does sympathize with victims, but we also laugh at the pathetic nature of conspiracy. We celebrate the eternal victory of Jesus Christ, who alone has power over death, sin, and despair, and shines like a light to those who are lost.
Easter is an excellent time to sing his victory songs!
God bless you all. Be of good courage. No matter what happens this year, we have nothing to be afraid of in this world. Fear God, and glorify Him, even as everyone else panics and tries to drag you into hysteria, cult thinking, and “solutions” that can’t change a single word of prophecy. Amen.
Amen!