My Easter Thoughts: (For the Benefit of what you Believe)

My Easter Thoughts: (For the Benefit of what you Believe)

Seeing everyone’s updates, PM’s and DP’s I imagined that if truly we all are "Jesus Like" as he asked of us or even tried to follow his teachings, what a world of bliss we would be living in. If we all acknowledged the reasons for the stripes, the thorns, the vinegar, the reasons he cried and carried the burden of the cross which eventually led to his death. I do not want to think too deeply into the mysteries or spirituality of the acts of Jesus on that day before Pontious Pilate and the walk to Golgotha but I want to focus on what his teachings in the physical, the one which everybody saw (for the benefit of those who doubt the resurrection and its aftermaths).

Jesus went about doing Good….. those were the exact words of the bible , he observed the Sabbath as it was his culture, he attended social gatherings,  performed miracles of love, turned water into wine as not to probably end a pleasant gathering for lack of drinks,  fed 5000 with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes, for them to be comfortable whilst listening to his teachings of hope, made the blind to see, ceased an embarrassing blood flow, healed an impotent man, lepers cleansed, lame men walked, Evil spirits were cast out, raised the dead and most importantly forgave sins - Forgave Sins??...... Yes he Did! Is he God?? I leave it to you to answer (For the benefit of those who have doubts about him being God) – I am focusing on the physical.

The adulterous woman was brought before Jesus, How do you Judge Jesus, they asked?  He replied, he who is without sin should cast the first stone, and by the time he raised his head they were all gone except for the woman whom he said to, Go and sin no more, I do not condemn you John 8:1-11. To the Paralyzed man, he said your sins are Forgiven, further on he said pick up your mat and go home, Jesus had the authority to forgive sins too here on earth. I can go on and on exposing what Jesus did or said in the Bible but am back to focusing on my own life, your life and our generation who are opportune to hear and know of these things Jesus did and said.

For a quick glance of most of him in the Bible, I will refer you to the Gospel according to the Book of John. You may have questions, doubts, get enlightened, find peace and Joy, but I assure you in all, you will realize that the only thing Jesus came to teach was the message of Love.

Jehovah has created all things well, the earth and the universe are mysteriously beyond the human imagination but in every dispensation, Love has always been lacking, from the times of Cain to Joseph, Moses to David, Elijah to Jesus, Love has eluded the world somehow – this love was what Jesus gave all of him to reinstate, Because if the human race finds love, every other thing will fall into place.

Jesus did not come to establish a church or a religion he came to establish and reinstate a lifestyle of Love and liberate the human mind from the shackles of Laws that were meant to make man love by force. He came to let us realize all we can do if we allow love dwell in us.

In the times of Jesus, there was existence in other continents of the world. Yes! In Africa, our forefathers worshiped their gods, in Asia and Europe they did worship various gods, the Israelites went to their temples to worship Jehovah but in all these, Love was missing hence the wars won’t stop, hence Cain Killed Abel, Assyrians won’t stop fighting Judah, Judah and Samaria in disagreement, lest I forget the twins Jacob and Esau, Fast forward to the Babylon Conquests, Rise of the Roman empire, Conquering towns and cities, English and the Scottish, Ife and Modakeke……etc

Humans will never live and let live. Lack of love for fellow humans (ritual killings, taking slaves, suicide bombings, terrorism), lack of love for our environment, Plants and animals and even love for ourselves (dangerous living) opened the space for everything Evil. But Jesus came with the antidote, the teaching of love, the love that will bring Joy, peace and even healing.

Jesus performed miracles, he had the powers to do that and we won’t deny that our indigenous folk tales tell of humans who had mysterious powers to alter the natural, even Elijah asked Namman to deep in the river Jordan and he was cleansed of leprosy- it is clear to me that the Almighty creator provided the ability for humans to alter the natural – hence the bible stated “Ye are Gods” and Jesus reiterated it, that whatever he did, we would do also. But can we when we have no Love?? God wants miracles to happen all the time for our comfort and benefit but these days People do not believe they have the ability to alter the natural or even receive the ability to because their loveless minds are not in tune with God’s intentions and design and they have put the whole of that ability in the hand of a few (am sorry I do not want to delve into the spiritual or metaphysical)…..

Even the few who can access it cannot give freely, I hear of women and men of God who will pray for only the rich and influential in their congregation… is that the kind of love Jesus preached? The woman with the issue of Blood would have been doomed if it were these days and the Dude at the pool of Bethsaida would be totally forgotten (he did not even have any relatives as stated).  Today (Being Easter) the churches are filled again, our PM’s and updates etc professing Jesus Jesus, Lord Lord….. He however mentioned that not all who call me “Lord Lord” will enter the kingdom of God. I will not be surprised if in paradise, that old woman in my village worshiping olokun (river goddess), who do not understand the concept of Jesus will be in the front row in paradise, why?? She wakes up in the morning, cleans her environment, goes the extra mile to clean up the river bed, helps a sick person with her traditional medicine without a fee or offering, shows kindness to her neighbors, shares her food with the hungry, wakes up to pray for peace and enjoys nature.

How did we miss it? Lack of love in every aspect of our life: A scientist finds a cure to a deadly disease, it will rather be patented and sold for an arm and a leg, Church services must be everyday because of the offerings and vows that must be paid. (I do not want to delve into the matters of Church investments) but I must note that Jesus clearly stated that my house will be called the house of Prayer but you have turned it into a den of thieves (okkkay!! That was a temple not a Church…… Judge for yourselves) Mattew 21:12

Jesus never ceased to honor and Glorify God in everything he did, he did not take the Glory because he did the work of God who sent him in love ( Am sorry... For those of you who doubt he was sent by God)... He however reffered to God as the one who sent him, he did not ascribe all the glory to himself, he was humble (a virtue which is lacking in some self proffesed God sent ministers) John 7. Maybe if we eliminate the "I's", "I did it" factors, we may begin to walk the way of love.

Aaaaaaa! This Jesus sef, himself no be human being na, e too get power and ability from above naa ( for the benefit of those who believe he is God incarnate, Super human, he doesn't know what it is to be human) let me shock you, Jesus was so human, he was born like you and me, he knew hunger hence he cursed the fig tree Matt 21:19, Jesus loved parties, he attended a wedding and supplied wine, Jesus did not want to hurt, hence for everytime the mob came after him, he escaped. Part of the reason why he met a dead Lazarus instead of a sick one, Jesus wept, yes, he Cried! John 11:35, Jesus felt pain and anguish, Jesus felt frustrated and abandoned by God - Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani (God why have thou forsaken me, he cried) - Mattew 27:46, Jesus Died, Mattew 27:50.

Jesus knows what it is to be human in every aspect. Like I stated earlier, I do not want to write on the theologies, the mysteries, the spirituality of what his birth, Life and death signifies (cos I don't even know all that one very well) - but am focusing on Jesus's message of Love and his obedience to God, He endured it all in obedience to God who sent him, He had the Virtues of Abraham, "Belief and Strong Faith in God", But Jesus's faith and Obedience was Classic after all, before Abraham Jesus was, (for the benefit of those who believe he is God) John 8.

Jesus died for love to be reinstated in man kind, he only preached the message of love and did Deeds of Love, he felt abandoned, rejected by friends (thanks Peter, we got a lot of friends like you these days but no blames, it wasn't easy..) but he endured to the last.

Now, how many of us self proffesed God lovers will endure a situation without seeking a second option - you graduate, you have delays in employment, you pray for one year, you don't get an answer, you run to a mountain where you don't know its foundation or what is beneath it. You want a husband, you pray for one year and you seek solution at a spiritualist, you attend all christian gatherings of various denominations seeking solution, where exactly lies your faith and your love for God? If you love God, you will believe God, you will endure to the end, you will belive and trust him till death- those are the kind of Children God wants and that is the example Jesus led.

Let us not only acknowledge him and his love on our social media updates and DP's, He taught love and Jesus wants us to live in love. I have pondered, these are my Easter thots and Just like the “Preacher”, I conclude by reiterating Jesus's summations, Love God, keep his commandments, Love your neighbour as yourself - only that way will we find love that will heal our world!

I hereby would like to retreat to my Easter Chocolates (Don't I just love any form of Holidays, when can we have Hanukkah and Holi in Naija Please...) , I am not a preacher or a writer but just a little Lady who is not afraid to think... (Thank God that my thoughts cannot be judged, its in my mind so there is no evidence I thought it). Have a very thoughtful Easter folks! Read More

Yours Geenaly

GEENA