*DAILY DEW 15/APRIL/2022* *PUTTING EASTER INTO PERSPECTIVE* (I) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."* (John 19:29-30 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ What actually finished on the cross?! Why would Jesus make such a statement just before His last breath? What is the significance of Easter? I will like to put Easter in its proper perspective. "If you get something in perspective or into perspective, you judge its real importance by considering it in relation to everything else. If you get something out of perspective, you fail to judge its real importance in relation to everything else. Remember to keep things in perspective", says Google. One of the things Jesus settled (i.e finished) on the cross was the penalty for sin. *"For the wages of sin is death....."* Jesus died because He took upon himself the judgment for our sins. He took our place-- we deserved to death. But Jesus protested, saying, "It is Finished" to the death that would have rightfully laid its icy hands on us. Hallelujah! *"But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."* (Romans 6:23 (KJV)) Jesus indeed, rather than allowing us to face the death that is due us, gave us the gift of eternal life. This eternal life is deeper than life. This must also inform us that the death Jesus defeated wasn't just a mere death of stoppage of breath and inactivity of the body in perpetuity. This death is something more sinister & eternally dangerous. Thus, no wonder, Jesus had to replace it with "eternal life". God be forever praised in the highest. We, who are nothing but victims of death, have been redeemed and given the gift of eternal life instead. Glory to Jesus who have made this impossibility possible! _MEDITATION:_ *"When you remember Easter, remember you deserved death but Jesus said, "no, It is finished""* *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Friday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Year_of_Big_Favours* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Showers_of_Blessings* *#Hello_April* ❤ (Culled from Young Ministers Fire Camp Meeting, March, 2022) Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.