Easter: Replacing God with a Bunny

"Do you know what Easter is about?"
"The Easter Bunny. Candy."

The Easter Bunny is depicted as a cute, kind animal who gives candy to children. Honestly though, how can that bunny possibly be a good thing to this world, to kids? Something that covers the real meaning of Easter is a curse, not a blessing. Why are people celebrating a bunny? When you ask children what Easter is, they should say, "when Jesus saved our lives."
A rabbit didn't come to save your heart-- take your sins. Lead your life. Give you hope. Hear your prayers. Answer your prayers. Speak to you. Love you unconditionally even though you're messed up.
In the end, who is going to be there when nothing else is?

Not cheap candy.
Not a random person in a bunny costume.
Not plastic eggs.
Not your mommy.
Not a ham or scalloped potatoes.
JESUS.
Jesus saves our lives.
He made a way. The way.

How can we replace such an awesome God with a rabbit?

Because of Him, we can live. We have a purpose.
The sun and moon can light the sky.
The flowers can bloom.
Your children can laugh.
Our voices can sing. Speak. Teach. Impact.
We can know what true love is.

We treat love like it's cheap chocolate. We fall in and out of love like the styles of clothes that change. When you feel hurt by it, you hate it. We think we understand what it is. We say that we love our favorite food. We say that we love God. We say that His sacrifice is a wicker basket full of candy.

This is love: He came to the earth for you, became a man, was despised and rejected. He took our sin to a cross. Our suffering. Our transgressions. He was shamed, beaten and crushed for you. He died for you. He sacrificed everything for you. After three days of being dead, He came to life again... for you. Why? Because He loves you. Even though we are foolish and lost, He loves us. Even if we don't love Him back, He loves us.

Don't replace God's love with a rabbit. He deserves more.

Isaiah 53