Grace Blakiston

Why I Celebrate Easter: A Living Hope

Easter is one of my favourite holidays, full of fun traditions like egg hunts, hot cross buns, and precious time with loved ones. But beyond the festivities, Easter is a sacred time of reflection.  At its core, it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a powerful reminder of hope, renewal and eternal life.

As I reflect on this sacred time, I’ve chosen five scriptures that capture the essence of Easter and why I celebrate it…

1. Our Living Redeemer

“I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.” – Job 19:25

Before Jesus came, Job looked forward to a Redeemer who would conquer death. This hope still echoes today.

2. The Sacrifice & The Victory

“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” – Romans 4:25

Jesus died in our place and rose again so we could be made right with God.  His resurrection isn’t just history, it’s our living hope.

3. Rejected But Raised

“You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.” – Acts 3:15-16

Though rejected by man, Jesus was raised by God in power.  His resurrection is the ultimate triumph.

4. The Promise of Paradise and the Power of the Cross

“Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” ” – Luke 23:43

Even in His final breath, Jesus offered grace. The torn temple curtain marked a new way, giving us direct access to God and the promise of eternal life.

5. The Resurrection and the Life

“I am the resurrection and the life… Do you believe this?’ – John 11:25-26

Jesus doesn’t just give life, He is life. His resurrection means death isn’t the end.  This question still echoes to us today… do you believe?!

These verses remind me of the depth of Jesus’s love and the hope we now carry because of His resurrection. As we celebrate Easter, may we be encouraged to renew our faith and share this message of life with others.

I’d love to hear, why do you celebrate Easter? And which of these scriptures speaks to you the most?

Many Blessings, Grace. Xx

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50 responses to “Why I Celebrate Easter: A Living Hope”

  1. larrystaton avatar
    larrystaton

    Thank you! Because He Lives and he died for me.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! 🥹

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  2. C.A. Post avatar
    C.A. Post

    Like the twelve disciples, “Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life’.”

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! 🤍

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  3. Kathy Wire avatar
    Kathy Wire

    Hallelujah! 😍

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      🥰

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  4. #hhhigh avatar
    #hhhigh

    Thanks for sharing Grace. Hope you had a blessed Easter

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      I did, thank you! And I hope you did too. 😊

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      1. #hhhigh avatar
        #hhhigh

        Yes I did , thanks

      2. Grace Blakiston avatar
        Grace Blakiston

        I’m so glad!

  5. Valerie Writes avatar
    Valerie Writes

    I celebrate Easter because Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

    Happy Resurrection Day!

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! I hope you had a beautiful day celebrating His resurrection! 🤍

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      1. Valerie Writes avatar
        Valerie Writes

        I did. Thank you. I hope you did too.

      2. Grace Blakiston avatar
        Grace Blakiston

        🥰

  6. Janice Reid avatar
    Janice Reid

    Beautiful reminder 💕.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      🥰🥰🥰

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  7. a-cute-weirdo avatar
    a-cute-weirdo

    “I am the resurrection and the life… Do you believe this?”

    I believe. Yes, Lord, I believe.

    Beautifully written!

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! And thank you. 🩷

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      1. a-cute-weirdo avatar
        a-cute-weirdo

        My pleasureeeee

      2. Grace Blakiston avatar
        Grace Blakiston

        🤍🤍🤍

  8. sheliagaines avatar
    sheliagaines

    Because he lives….Life is worth the living just because he lives. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! Xx

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  9. believe4147 avatar
    believe4147

    Your scriptures all speak well to why I celebrate Easter or Resurrection Sunday. But my favorite reason is found in 1 Corinthians 15 – the whole chapter. We’re told without the resurrection we are still in our sins and miserable. With the resurrection we know we will live for Christ lives-he has won the victory for us over death. It has no more power. 1 Corinthians 15 fully explains the hope born on Resurrection Sunday.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! Thank you for sharing that scripture here too. How amazing is it that all sin has already been defeated through Christ! Xx

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  10. Eternity avatar
    Eternity

    Thanks for your like of my post, ” Ezekiel 23;” you are very kind.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      You are very welcome! 🥰

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  11. River Wilde avatar
    River Wilde

    Grace, thank you for being so supportive of my blog postings. Sending prayers and love.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      You’re very welcome! 😊

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  12. theweeknd001 avatar
    theweeknd001

    Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Of course! 🥰

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      1. theweeknd001 avatar
        theweeknd001

        Where are you from can I have your whatapp or Zangi number for a better conversation if you don’t mind.

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  14. Ib avatar
    Ib

    Celebrating the One who gave His life to rescue mine will never get old! 🤍

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! 💕

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  15. Lin Zeng avatar
    Lin Zeng

    God is good, even though it seems like you have some unbroken chain of your past, I personally is grateful for all my suffering to know who Jesus Christ is and is about to BE.

    Paul mentioned this: “That through all my trials and tribulations, I count myself worthy!”
    Paul also mentioned this: “That it is through Lords hand I was made perfect! There will not a day I dare to persecute the Church Of God”
    Jesus said: “I am the living water, that whoever drinketh shall not thirst for righteousness anymore, but have the living fruit of Life that leads to eternal LOVE of God”

    Bible is the basic salvation texture, our dairy journal

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen! ‘Because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame!’ (Romans 3) Thank you Jesus! 😊

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      1. Lin Zeng avatar
        Lin Zeng

        You see the scripture is to support you. I agree that suffering is unavoidable but you know Jesus loves you. You are highly favored in the Lord.

        Usually it’s relationship with other unbelievers because our faith is not earthly but upward heavenly. Jesus says my faith I give to you, you believe in me believe also my father. The one who sent me is greater than me, if you have seen me, you have seen the father also. Jesus and the Father are One, above all and is all, and cares the same way God Old Testament Jehovah does. But in a Son of God relationship to men, therefore Jesus is the holy father only beloved only existence to earthly realm, and God can only show love towards those who cares cruxfiction

      2. Grace Blakiston avatar
        Grace Blakiston

        Amen! He does love us and He also promises us that “in this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

  16. Mundaneroyalty avatar
    Mundaneroyalty

    Amen!

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      🥰🥰🥰

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  17. Edward Howell avatar
    Edward Howell

    Edward Howell; Grace, thank you for why you celebrate Easter! In short, may I ask you how do you feel about the judgment of Old Covenant Israel in the year 70AD, and the destruction of the temple and burning of the city of Jerusalem? Because in my understanding this is the coming of our Lord in fulfillment of all the promises made. The significance is the destruction of the temple where “not stone will be left upon another.” In fact this being the second coming, what other is to be expected? Keep your thoughts regarding scripture going forward, they are inspirational!

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      I don’t have any words to express my thoughts on this right now. Thank you though for your encouragement about my writing! 😊

      Reply
  18. pastorross12 avatar
    pastorross12

    Grace. What a beautiful name and what a beautiful truth. By grace we are saved. Thankyou, Grace for this beautiful reminder of the Easter message.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Thank you so much for your kind words and for reading! 🤍

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  19. liturgicalhomestead avatar
    liturgicalhomestead

    #3. It’s such a visceral reminder of how much we reject God still, even as followers, and yet He loves us still, and that love is what draws us back to Him. Easter is such a joyous time for me because, yes, we are saved, but Jesus, whom we love so much, did not die eternally, but conquered death. Losing a loved one is an incredibly painful experience, but in Christ, there is such rejoicing!

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen and amen, praise Him! Xx

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  20. Bert Branson avatar
    Bert Branson

    Grace, it is refreshing to see a post like this that even attempts to integrate the glory of the Lord’s Resurrection with our outlook on daily life. Hope is in short supply these days, especially as pressure to deconstruct ANY faith seems to come at us from every side. But, as you stated, our hope isn’t just a wish-fulfillment or fantasy, it began to enter the stream of history as an exception to all the rules (as we understood them). The more I dive into the witness of it and its meaning(s), the more I learn and enter the experience of it in my own life IN HIM! Honestly, at times it seems formidable to disquieting, yet still so inviting and exciting! I think though that is how the first witness felt.

    There is so little info on the meaning of the Resurrection apart from vague assertions about an ‘afterlife.’ That was foreign to the first witnesses; Jesus showed them He wasn’t a ‘ghost!’ He became something humans only incorrectly speculated about. But He is the fulfillment of God’s purpose for creating the world. Welcome to Life as it was intended to be, we only vaguely dream about, and mistakenly invest in so many other ‘things’ with toxic results. Welcome to God’s new creation accessed through Jesus’ HUMAN transformation (definitely better than than modern transhuman ideas!). That is what Christianity is really about: knowing Christ as the commsumate “Image of the Invisible God,” and how we choose to respond to Him. What a diffence it is meant to make in our lives.

    I have just started my blog on the Resurrection, and I thank you for your visit. Please check back regularly or subscribe. I plan to blog at least weekly about it and its meaning from every angle I become aware of. I really think that is need for faith today. We need to rediscover the Resurrection of Jesus, now more than ever. It IS the power to re-enchant our wonder and experience of God’s world. It is the solution to our sense of meaninglessness, boredom, apathy towards values, and insane ideas about love. Frankly, it is about everything. ❤️

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! I really appreciate your reflections and the heart behind them. So glad the post resonated with you, looking forward to reading more of your writing too! 😊

      Reply
  21. Neo-Pelagian avatar
    Neo-Pelagian

    Because just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness so was the Son of Man lifted up.

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    1. Grace Blakiston avatar
      Grace Blakiston

      Amen. 💛

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