04/18/2025
Our pastor said last week, āHow strange it is to call it Good Friday.ā Because for Jesus, it was anything but. He was betrayed, beaten, and crucifiedāwith the weight of the worldās sin on His shoulders.
If anything, for Him, it was probably the worst Friday of His living life.
But without His āworst Friday everā ā
Without the cross,
Without the resurrection,
Without the sacrifice,
Without the beating,
Without the humiliation,
Without the blood of Jesus ā
There is no salvation.
In every battle, thereās a winner and a loser. And in the battle for our souls, the victory has already been won. The price already paid.
So yesāit is a Good Friday.
Good because love won.
Good because grace prevailed.
Good because Jesus didnāt stay in the grave.
Thank You, Jesus.
Thank You for Your sacrifice.
Thank You for looking death in the face and saying, āLet this cup pass, if possible⦠but if not, if there is no other way, I will lay down My life for theirs.ā
āIf this is the only way⦠if I am the only way for Paul to make Heaven⦠Iāll give Mine for his.ā
Itās easy to forgetāJesus was fully God, but also fully human.
And human nature longs to live.
He had to have felt the weight of that desireā¦
But He still chose death, so I could have life.
That kind of loveāIāll never deserve.
But I will always be thankful.