“To Be Born Again ….. First You Have To Die”
(Salman Rushdie)
Jesus died on the cross, was buried in a grave and on the third day he resurrected from the dead. The day of resurrection is what we call “Easter”. It is a great day and a time of great joy and celebration. It is a day of victory over death. No one has ever returned from the dead but Jesus. It’s a great miracle in the history of mankind.
What did Jesus want to show to the world by overcoming death. What is the mystical meaning in death and resurrection?
Every action in the life of Jesus was a lesson for resolving the problems of life. What we celebrate on the day of Easter is a reminder to ourselves that we must learn to follow this example in order to resolve all the problems of our daily life.
The question is how we can do that? How can we resolve our worldly problems by dying and then resurrecting ourselves every time we face a problem? Well, it has a deeper meaning. Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously”. To follow Jesus means to act upon the techniques taught by him. The first condition is: “deny one’s self”. Now, denying oneself doesn’t mean to leave everything and become a hermit or a yogi. It means to get rid of our old, rotten beliefs, thoughts and ideas. The ideas, thoughts and actions which result in failure, which block the fulfillment of desires and achievement of our goals, need to be discarded. Failure is the death of our desires. The next step is to replace the discarded ideas and beliefs with new ideas, thoughts and beliefs. The negative thoughts of sickness, worries, anxieties, fears, anger, disappointment, failure, hatred, poverty and misery must be cast away. They must be replaced by love, peace, joy, prosperity, success, wealth, health and happiness. When we are capable of bringing this change in ourselves, we get on the road to victory. We achieve our goals. Our desires are fulfilled. Our prayers are answered. We are successful and victorious. Success, in reality, is what is called resurrection. The Christ is risen in our lives. Once the Christ resurrects in us, we get rid of all the burdens that we had been carrying with us up to now. This is what is
called “freedom from sins”. All our problems are resolved; all the sins are washed away. There is peace, there is joy. That’s what we call: Easter. Thanks be to God who rescues us from death (failure) and leads us to success (resurrection) which gives us “ everlasting joy and peace.
Mumtaz Shah
You are right Sir, resurrection is a journey from the darkness to light, from every negative situation to the positive and from the death to life.stay blessed.
That’s exactly what I wanted to say. Maurice Sahib, you are very right. Happy Easter with blessings of joy.
“‘Every action in the life of Jesus was a lesson for resolving the problems of life” Its so true. Thanks for this beautiful essay.
Thanks Shahida for your comments. I wish you and all the members of your family the blessings and joys of Easter
Happy Easter! Thanks for sharing this lovely article.There is still time for spiritual awekening for those who have not receieved Him. I owe everything I am and everything I have to Jesus,without Him I could be nothing.
Thanks Goshi for your comments. I wish you and all the members of your family a very blessed and joyous Easter.
Well said. The beauty of the bible is that it’s truths can be interpreted and applied in so many ways in our lives. Spiritually, 1 Corinthians1, 2Corinthians 5 shed light on our death and resurrection. However, in our worldly and physical sense, can we lump together “success””, “wealth” and “happiness”? Does wealth bring happiness? Moreover, how do we define and measure “success” and “victory”? The ambiguity of these words can make for a lengthy discourse.
It’s a very good Easter message.
Thanks for appreciating the thought. I tried to make it as secular as possible. Blessings
What a fine comment: The truths of Bible can be interpreted and applied in so many ways to resolve the problems of life. I wish you and your entire family a very happy, joyful and blessed Easter.
Very Profound and heart wrenching. Easter blessings to all.
Thanks Roy Bhai for your appreciation. I wish you and your entire family a very happy Easter.
Shah sahib you have very vividly with a philosophical explanation unveiled the deep message of Easter in simple narrative and meaningful words. God bless you.
Thanks Raymond Simon for appreciating the thought. The beauty of The Gospels, rather every book of The Bible, is that it has a very deep, heavenly message. We need to seek The Lord’s help and guidance in order to dig out the spiritual meaning. Blessings.
Its magnificent “Mumtaz Sahib” that you are writing these good articles that focus on the Bible.
When one denies himself and takes up his Cross daily, One then becomes disciplined and has a propensity to put away negative habits and succeed. However the crux of the situation is this, that when one believes in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and repents, one obtains the biggest success of them all, which is eternal life. This of course is Gods free gift to his followers.
Very true , Albert Dean. This freedom from the slavery of sin is a free gift of God to all humanity. Thanks for your comments. Blessings.