Tomorrow is Good Friday, which means a lot of different things for a lot of different people. I admit that I am going to try to get some staining done on our back porch/deck, try to spend some time with my wife and children, and try to remember the true meaning of the day.
When I was younger, I used to wonder what was so good about Good Friday, the day we celebrate the crucifixion and death of our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST; that didn't sound so "good" to me for JESUS. I have come to realize, though, that JESUS'S death, the turmoil He went through, the suffering He endured, the death He came to die, the intercessory means He made for me made it a Good Friday for me.
Today's word is a very familiar passage but one I can't help but think of as we approach Easter: Isaiah 53:5, NIV, reads, "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed."
I read a quote from someone who stated that "If JESUS was GOD, and if suffering is a sin, and if GOD cannot sin, then, JESUS could not die for our sins." First, JESUS is GOD. Second, suffering is not a sin. We will all suffer. The Bible is very clear that it rains on the just and the unjust; we will all have our sufferings.
BUT, JESUS died for us because He ALONE was pure enough, holy enough, complete enough that He could take on the sins and sufferings of EVERYONE and defeat death, hell and the grave! Because of His sacrifice, because of His suffering, because of His crucifixion, because of His resurrection, we can all be saved! And, that, my friend, is why we celebrate Good Friday!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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