Easter Greetings

Dear Brother in Christ,
Greetings to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ & from our mission. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with me from the word of God. Yesterday on the eve of GOOD FRIDAY, I spoke the 3rd word of Jesus on cross in one of the local church of our town & in our mission chapel I shared all the 7 words of Jesus .

I would like to share few thoughts of mine which God spoke me in my quiet time of prayer.

Psalm 22. This is the prophetic psalm about sufferings of our saviour, Jesus Christ on that rugged cross where the sins of human race are atoned. We are made right with GOD. We can see the similar incidents written in Isa: 53 & Ps 69:1 says “my god, my god why have you forsaken me”. This was the cry of Jesus on the cross, which was prophesised before it happened & it is fulfilled on the day of crucifixion. This is because God left him when he looked into the heart of Jesus, filled with the sins of entire mankind. The most holy GOD turned his face away from him. The divine connection between them was cut off for that moment, which grieved him more than his physical pain. Even we need cry out to the Lord before darkness reaches its peak & we become alone without god. He is ready to receive you whatever state you are in, however bad are your sins(Isa1:18). God is ready to receive you and cleanse you completely, with an eternal hope.

Psalm 23 depicts Jesus as GOOD SHEPHERD & we are his sheep (Jn 10:11). We were once like lost sheep in this world (Isa 53:6) living by our own ways without having a good shepherd to lead properly & we were subjected constantly to the attacks of the predators (Satan) & GOD sent his son to lead the lost sheep in his way. He obeyed his father, took us as his flock. He is faithful, tender, strong shepherd to lead his flock in the paths of safety. He is gently & persistently leading us to the place where our hungers & thirsts will be assured. Jesus is our true pasture, our pool of quite water, our true nourishment, our living water (Jn 4:10). He is ready to bring us back into his flock, when we lost in the throws of this world. He will bring us out & carry us on his shoulders. Keep us safely in his bosom. He never wants his single sheep lost. His grace extends to the least of flock. He is willing to go before us daily to prepare the way. In the dark phase of our life, his light will shine on us to lead us in his way & his word will give us the strength to move on. If we decided to be in his flock, you are on the path of eternal & abundant blessings.

Psalm 24 is about God's authority on the whole universe. With this authority he spoke the word & formed the earth, heaven, human, even healed the sick, raised the dead, demons left. He is our creator, gave his image to us, breathed his life in to us, even his son to redeem us eternally through his death on cross. As his creation we need to submit our life with the most obedience to his authority & to his saving grace. .Verse 7 says, “lift up your heads O gates & be lifted up…..”.God is asking us to turn our eyes to him & open the doors of heart for the Lord to enter in. Rev 3:20 - "Listen I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice & open the door, I will come in to you & eat with you & you with me.”

These are the thoughts I have shared in the mission.
1. The cross of Christ is my obedience to GOD.
2. The cross of Christ is my power from GOD.
3. The cross of Christ is my wisdom from GOD.
4. The cross of Christ is forgiveness.
5. Seven Words of Christ on cross.

Easter wishes to you all. Your Brother in Christ, Brother Henry Bhasker