Good Friday

It's Good Friday and I've been so busy I haven't got a chance to think about the significance of the day, until now. Two thousand years ago, Jesus was betrayed, beaten, whipped, lied about and thoroughly humiliated and degraded. His "friends" ran at the first sign of trouble. His Father turned His back on him. Jesus was left alone among his persecutors and torturers to die a very painful and grueling death. But, that didn't stop him from loving them and forgiving them. If it were me, I don't think I could have done it. I would just say "Leave me alone!! Go away!! You weren't there when I desperately needed you!" Thanks to God that my salvation doesn't come from what I do (or have done) or who I forgive. My salvation comes from Jesus, fully God and fully man, GOD INCARNATE who forgives ME!!!!


Praise to God that we don't worship a Savior that is dead and still in the ground. We worship a Savior that rose from the dead, lives in Heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father as an intercessor on our behalf. After Jesus died, God ripped the temple veil between the Holy place and the Most Holy place from TOP to BOTTOM! No human man could have done this. Only God could do it as a symbol that we no long need a temple high priest to act as an intercessor. Now, through Jesus' death AND resurrection, WE can approach God's heavenly throne and ask for forgiveness of our sin and be forgiven.


Thank you, Jesus, for your act of sacrifice. Thank you for dying on the cross for me and my sins. Thank you that all I have to do is ask for forgiveness and for you to live in my heart forever and it is done. Praise you God for being our Heavenly Father who loves us so much that you couldn't let us die without giving us a chance to follow you. AMEN!!