Prisoners of War Earth

Easter is upon us. Some people see it as just another Holiday. Most children vision the Easter Bunny bringing candy and treats. For those of us who have actually grasped the purpose of Easter, you start wondering, is it a joyful Holiday, or a Sad and Remorse Holiday. To actually sit down and figure out the pain and suffering that Christ went through on this day is horrible. In today’s news, if one of our close friends went through the pain and suffering that Jesus went through, we would be sad and devastated from that. Our joy comes from that Jesus did this for our freedom of sin. Where Salvation is our rejoice, our remorse should be in His death, and the suffering that He went through for us.
How many of us, if someone were to hand us a million dollars, would have a life change immediately? Or if we won the lottery, how would that affect the rest of our life? Personally, I know that it would change mine and my family’s life immensely. We would be set for the rest of our life here on earth with no worries. Money problems would disappear and the stress of the work load would be relaxing instead of a hinder. I know this to be a fact, for our family has about $50.00 in our checking account to last us until the next pay period. We worry and fret thinking “How in the world are we going to make it until the next pay period” when in fact; Eternity has already been paid for us. Jesus has already given us more treasure than we could ever dream of. So why can’t we rejoice in that, and be worry free for the rest of our life?
So many Christians today have these same worries. Who is in control of this? The realization of all of this is that Satan is in charge of our affairs while we are alive on earth. We as Christians are in a constant world war through the lifetime of our existence here on earth. You know, soldiers go across seas in battle, and some of them are captured by the enemy. Satan has the Christians of this earth held as POW’s. The enemy is the ruler of the world. We are in a constant war with the enemy, falling into his traps over and over again. We get rescued and then we are blinded again and fall into a pit again. Satan is at constant work to trap us and capture us. As prisoners of War, we need to stay focused on the purpose that we are here for. Winning the war is the first task. Our personal battles that become victories, will affect more than just us as we witness to the lost. If our life reflects the joy of treasure that Jesus has given us, then others who struggle can be uplifted with that same joy. If we walk around in a depression, stating, “Oh, woe is us”, then we are focused more on the treasure on earth, which most will never obtain, and resulting in a lost battle for Christ.
Weigh your options and find out which is better.
Treasure on Earth or Treasure for Eternity.
I believe that I can struggle for a few short years to have an Eternity of joy.