Good Friday

~ A Quote ~

 

IT... IS... FINISHED!

 

Those are the last words of Jesus on the Cross. 

 

Hours of torture. Agony. Pain beyond imagination. A horrific day. A horrific death. And why?

 

For you. For me. For our future. For our salvation.

 

It's odd to call such a day “good.” I’m sure the disciples, as they watched their Rabbi hang on the Cross, thought this day was anything but good. Jesus’ death, to them, brought so much pain, confusion, and questions.

 

But we know what’s coming. We know what Sunday brings. We know the full story, and we wait with anticipation.

 

Why do we call today “good?” Because on the Cross Jesus paid it all for you and for me.

 

The Cross is what unifies sinful man to Holy God. Ephesians 2:16 reminds us, “that He might reconcile both [Jew and Gentile] unto God in one body by the Cross.”

 

“And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a Cross" (Philippians 2:8). 

 

Kevin Palau (2019)

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Bible Version: Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.

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