CALVARY COVERS IT ALL!!

'No one but Jesus
Can make us pure as snow
We stand in your freedom
Calvary covers it all.

'Calvary, covers it all
My sin and shame don't count anymore
All praise to the one who has ransomed my soul
Calvary covers it all. ...'

Calvary by Hillsong.

It's another Easter season and lots of people had activities planned for the celebration.  From Kwahu, Kumasi to Oxford Street.  People have travelled back home just to celebrate Easter. I hear Easter is best celebrated outside the big cities in Ghana.  I know  a few people who have travelled back home to  Ghana  from other countries just for the celebration. I hope you are having a memorable Easter but may I ask if you understand the purpose for this celebration? Or is it just one of those seasons of merry making and fan fare? If you understand, are you activating the full benefits of the season?

Let me walk you through the story of this man.
A long time ago, a prince left his father's Kingdom and was born in a manger to ordinary parents: Joseph and Mary. He lived here on earth as an ordinary  man but he was no ordinary man as people realized that he did extraordinary things. He performed miracles,  raised the dead, healed the sick and the blind and  talked about the kingdom of heaven amongst others.  He became popular for the things he did and  although he was blameless, without fault and could not be found guilty of any crime,   people screamed : crucify him,  crucify him. He was crucified on the cross of calvary.  I cannot imagine how much pain he went through.  He went through all that pain, died, was buried, arose and is currently seated at the right hand of the father.

All that happened at calvary and what it signified to me, has been summed up in the book of Isaiah 53:5 ' He was wounded for our iniquities,  bruised for our transgressions and the chastisement for our peace was upon him and by his stripes,  we are healed'  but, you can actually write a whole  book out of it.  As a child of the Kingdom,  you must live in full awe of what this season signifies and most importantly,  benefit from what happened at calvary.

When he went through all that suffering and pain for us, it was to enable us come into his presence and take over our places as his children. We were reconciled with our father. It means that, it doesn't matter if you are a murderer, thief or a prostitute. When we sin,we fall out of line with the father. Yet at calvary, it was taken care of.  Now all we need to do is come to the realization that we have sinned and ask for forgiveness because sin was taken care of at Calvary. Shame, pain, sorrow, disgrace and sickness  was taken care of as well.

Happy   Easter!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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