Reverend Emmanuel Ositadinma Edeh in his Easter message has urged Christians to seek the face of God, pointing that only the hope entrusted in God are guaranteed. Rev. Edeh, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) prayed for the Resurrection of Christ to Bring Hope, Love & Peace to Enugu State.
"When we talk about "HOPE" from the Biblical Perspective, many people tend to misunderstand both the meaning and the message. The Bible presents hope as "a living, reliable and dependable promise of God" Heb.6:16-19. Also, Rom. 5:5 assures us that "our hope in God does not disappoint" But outside the Bible and amongst non Christians, "hope is a wishful thinking, uncertain and unreliable"
Because it is from "the sinful and Corrupt human nature" and as such he cannot keep any promise"
"As you look around the world, you will easily understand and also agree with me that "all human institutions have failed woefully without any hope of recovery" All these failures have resulted in the
frustrations and increasing hopelessness and helplessness of human beings across the globe"
"The truth was that, when Jesus was arrested, tortured, convicted without any offence, executed on the cross like a common criminal, eventually died and was buried, the Disciples became hopeless because they couldn't understand what was happening.
But early morning on the third day, with the greatest amazement in human history, "their frustrations and lost hope was restored back to life and eternal reality" God's promises are forever sure, filled with living hope and with the power that can change lives.
The Bible tells in Heb.13:8 that "Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever"
"I therefore, invite everyone living in this wicked and hopeless world to come to JESUS CHRIST, THE LIVING HOPE OF EVERY HUMAN BEING, WHO DIED AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD ON THE 3RD DAY ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURE, THE HOPE OF THE HOPELESS AND THE HELPER OF THE HELPLESS"
"Please, receive Him as your Personal Saviour and Lord of your life now. Don't delay anymore because He is coming back to take those who believe in Him to heaven"
"May the Lord God Almighty grant you the grace to believe and live a Victorious life in this wicked and sinful world and prepare you for the rapture, Amen!"
CAN Chairman, Enugu State