The Road to Easter: Good Friday
(NIV) John 19:16 So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others —one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
As a child I wondered what could be good about the day Jesus was crucified? Satan had tried for centuries to extinguish Jesus, first by eliminating His bloodline and finally by killing the very lamb of God.
The skies grew dark, the light of the world was hidden, and hope seemed gone. But wait! It was Friday, but Sunday was coming!
You see, there are certain things we must understand in order to see Jesus’ crucifixion as good.
First, we must realize the human condition, apart from Jesus, is sinful and therefore we are separated from God.
Second, God planned from the foundation of the world to be reconciled to man.
Third, such reconciliation required a blood sacrifice.
Finally, Jesus willingly became that sacrifice.
So yes, we refer to this day as Good Friday because of the good that resulted from Jesus’ sacrifice. Without the cross there would be no redemption, and without redemption we would be forever separated from God.
It’s Friday, but Sunday is coming.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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