“Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”
This past Sunday, I talked to my youth group about why this time of year is special for Christians. We started explaining with Palm Sunday, which led to The Last Supper, Good Friday and finally Resurrection Sunday. After answering questions of why some people call it Easter, but we call it Resurrection Sunday, one student asked, “Why is it called ‘Good Friday’? Sounds like a pretty bad Friday to me.” I had to laugh as I agreed with him that some pretty wicked and violent things happened that day, but God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son and because we believe in Him, we will not perish, but have everlasting life.
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It was a Good Friday because He saw you and me beyond that old, rugged cross. It was a Good Friday because Jesus took our place on that tree and died for our sin. It was a Good Friday because through His death we now have eternal life. It was a Good Friday because He didn’t stay dead, but early Sunday morning, He got up from the grave with all power in His hand. That’s what makes it Good Friday. Because of His stripes that day, we were healed. Healed from sin, healed from damnation, healed from death. Jesus died so that we may live, and we’ll never know how much it cost to see our sin up on that cross.
Thank You, Jesus
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Heavenly Father, You knew no sin, but became sin for me that I may have eternal life. Thank You for dying for me. Thank You for not staying dead, but rising up just like You said You would. Thank You, Lord! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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