Easter is a time when people start thinking about bunnies.  

 

Its interesting that in the Macquarie Dictionary if you look up the word “bunny” one of the definitions you discover is this:- 

And so sometimes people say something like “I’m the bunny left to deal with it.”  

 

Jesus Christ is the ultimate Easter bunny.   For when Jesus died on the cross, that first good Friday, he accepted the responsibility for our sins.  He accepted the responsibility for us failing & refusing to treat God as God.  He accepted the responsibility for our decision to try and go it alone in life without God.  (And what a failure that is!) He became the bunny willingly.  Our sins rightly attract God’s judgment and God’s condemnation.  On that cross, God’s judgment & condemnation was poured out on Jesus.  He was the bunny who chose to deal with it.

And his resurrection proved his success.  His resurrection demonstrated that there is now a way for our sin to be dealt with.  There is now a way for our sins to be forgiven.  In his death in our place, Jesus served the sentence of condemnation that is rightly ours so that now it’s possible on that final day of judgment to be spared.

In the words of the bunny himself:-

And so the only sensible  response is to believe in Jesus.  If that is your response then on the final day of judgment you will be able to look into the face of your judge, the risen Jesus, Lord of all,  and you will see the one who has saved you, the one who loves you and the one who died in your place so that you might be forgiven.  And he will welcome you into life everlasting.

 

So lets not abandon the Easter bunny.  

 

But lets make sure we choose the right one.

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