Easter is usually celebrated with the Easter Bunny, chocolate candy, children hunting eggs and receiving gifts. It is considered a Christian holy day but these things have nothing to do with the death and resurrection of Christ.
Maybe we should take a step back and ask ourselves what in the world we are doing? Could it be that our focus is all wrong? Could we actually be trivializing a holy day? Could our celebrations be downright confusing to a watching world? Are our celebrations focusing on Christ or is the focus actually elsewhere? Do we honor Christ the Lord as holy or do our celebrations make him seem less important than he really is?
Our focus should be on Jesus who is the Christ (Messiah), the only unique Son of God. We have all sinned against a holy God making us his enemy and putting us under his wrath. We all deserve to go to hell, not heaven. But Christ came to save his people from their sins. He became man (he was fully man and fully God) and lived a perfect life enabling him to be our perfect substitute. His perfect righteousness is credited to all believers.
Jesus died on the cross to pay for the sins of all believers. He turned away God's wrath from us which we deserved because of our sin. He was resurrected from the dead victorious over sin, death, and the devil. His resurrection proved that his sacrifice was accepted by God the Father. The resurrection is also proof that Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus is the only Savior, the only way to heaven. One must respond to him with faith and repentance. You must trust in Christ alone for salvation.
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