This past Holy week, it is very evident that Christ’s death and suffering is being remembered. Earlier this week, as I was reflecting about this, I felt like I was too focused on the pain and struggles that Christ experienced that I was not able to see what God wanted to show me. This morning, as I was heading to school for my exam, I remembered the movie “The Last Samurai.” One of the lines from the movie was:
Emperor Meiji: Tell me how he (Katsumoto) died.
Aldren: I will tell you how he lived.
I think, we too should have the same attitude as we approach Easter Sunday. Yes, we are commemorating Christ’s suffering and death, but God wants us to remember how Christ lived as well. In fact, this week and for the rest of our lives, we are remembering and should be remembering Christ’s life and death. God did not only show us why and how Christ died, but also why and how He lived.
John 1:14, “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.”
God wants His Words to be alive, so He made it alive through Christ. Christ is the Word made flesh. He is the fulfillment of God’s Word and the Saviour of God’s people. Christ lived His life according to God’s will, and God’s will alone. A recently listened to the song “To Be Like You” by Hillsong Live, the first verse goes something like this:
Humble King
Holy One
Friend of sinners
God’s own Son
God in flesh
Among men
You walked my road
You understand
This Holy week, God is not just inviting us to reflect on how Christ saved us from our sins and how we need to carry our crosses, but also, He is inviting us to live like how Christ lived. Jesus is the perfect example of love and humility. He is the one who accepted and forgave sinners. He did not only carry our crosses, but also walked our path. In fact, He came down to show us how we should walk our path; focused on God and moving towards God.
He died on the cross to save us, but He did not stop there. This Easter Sunday, He is inviting us to resurrect with Him, to follow His footsteps, to be one with Him; for if we do, we too become God’s Word made flesh. By resurrecting with Him, we a re-living His life and journey; we are taking the path that He took.
God wants His Words to be ALIVE. To make GOD’S WORD not only written in the scriptures, but WRITTEN IN OUR HEARTS and PROCLAIMED TO THE WORLD.
We, too, are HIS WORD MADE FLESH, LIVING FLESH, so we should LIVE LIKE HOW CHRIST LIVED for GOD’S WORDS ARE ALIVE IN US, WITH US, and THROUGH US.
All I want
All I need
More of You
Less of me
Take this life
Lord it’s Yours
Have my heart
Have it all
AMEN.