Easter Celebration: President of FCT Baptist Conference felicitates Christians, urges them to imbibe spirit of sacrifice, humility

The President Federal Capital Territory, FCT Baptist Conference, Rev. Dr. Dogara Raphael Gwana has felicitated with Christians most especially Baptist Family on the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration.

In his Easter message in Abuja, Rev. Dr Dogara Raphael Gwana admonished them to always emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ which includes sacrifice, humility, peaceful coexistence, love among others.

He said Jesus Christ came to the world to salvage mankind through His crucifixion and death on the cross of Calvary and resurrected after three days.

The President of FCT Baptist Conference therefore enjoined Christians not to allow the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to be in vain in their lives by being genuinely born again and confess Him as their Lord and personal Saviour in order to gain eternal life.

He also stressed the need for them to be committed to the service of God and humanity as well as develop keen interest in contributing their wealth of knowledge and wisdom to the betterment of the society.

“While we celebrate the birth of Jesus, when it comes to Easter, it clarifies the very purpose for which Jesus was born and this is the time when He went through an agonizing experience of carrying the cross, being crucified, buried and then risen on the third day thereby given Christians and all those who believe in Him victory over sin, victory over sickness among others hence the need for the celebration of the risen of our Lord Jesus Christ from death and the bestower of victory upon those who believe in Him” He said

In his words “We need to know that whatever what we’re going through, there is that day that the morning breaks and the bible tells us that weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning hence the need for Christians to be steadfast in faith and prayers towards overcoming life challenges “.

“I believe we’re presently going through a whole lots of troubles such as economic trouble, even the one’s that are connected with our faith which is persecution, we’re given a kinds of derogatory names, suffering in one way or the other therefore we as Christians need to use this year’s occasion of Easter to reflect on its reality to know that there’s nothing we go through that Jesus did not go through as well and He came out victorious therefore every christians should know that there’s a day of victory that Jesus brings to us” Rev Dr. Gwana stressed.

He used the opportunity to appeal to Government at all levels to be committed to the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians towards ameliorating the present economic challenges in the country.

The President of FCT Baptist Conference expressed the hope that with continuous prayers of the faithful, Nigeria would soon overcome its challenges and take its rightful place among comity of nations.