On this Good Friday 2015, it is important that we remember the pain, suffering and agonizing death that Jesus went through for us. So often we Christians like to limit our focus on the goodness and the love of God and how He is always nearby to help us. But that help comes with a requirement, the requirement that we open our hearts, believe in Him and put Him first in all that we do. For many of us, sometimes that just doesn't seem convenient in this crazy modern world. But our convenience isn't why He died. He died so that we might be afforded the opportunity to live with Him forever.
That's why Good Friday and what it means is so important for us to remember. God gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, the task of dying an excruciating death for us by carrying the burden of all of our sins, past, present and future to death with Him. it was a very heavy burden, something that no one else could have handled. And at the moment his beaten and battered body gave up life, we were forgiven for all sin. Think about that carefully and you'll understand that this gracious gift was given for us with a price. For like Jesus paid the price for us, the ultimate price, we must be willing to pay the price of opening our heart, letting the Holy Spirit in and believing in Our Savior through faith and by showing that faith by following Him for the rest of our lives. And that is really not a price at all, but a precious gift that we should graciously accept.
On this Good Friday I hope you will tune in to this weekend's Sunday Morning Coming Down devotional. The title: Death and Darkness to Victory. We will start with the pain and suffering of this dark and deadly Friday and then move to the victory that followed on the third day, when Jesus was resurrected from the tomb. And that should call for a celebration by all of us, the celebration of life over death, for as the beautiful hymn goes: He Lives. And He makes life worth living for that very reason alone.
Here's the link:
tobtr.com/s/8559571
The show will go live this day at a time when the turmoil of today's thunderstorms allow an opportunity to broadcast, after which it will be available on line the entire Easter weekend. Have a great weekend with Christ and God bless you all.
That's why Good Friday and what it means is so important for us to remember. God gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, the task of dying an excruciating death for us by carrying the burden of all of our sins, past, present and future to death with Him. it was a very heavy burden, something that no one else could have handled. And at the moment his beaten and battered body gave up life, we were forgiven for all sin. Think about that carefully and you'll understand that this gracious gift was given for us with a price. For like Jesus paid the price for us, the ultimate price, we must be willing to pay the price of opening our heart, letting the Holy Spirit in and believing in Our Savior through faith and by showing that faith by following Him for the rest of our lives. And that is really not a price at all, but a precious gift that we should graciously accept.
On this Good Friday I hope you will tune in to this weekend's Sunday Morning Coming Down devotional. The title: Death and Darkness to Victory. We will start with the pain and suffering of this dark and deadly Friday and then move to the victory that followed on the third day, when Jesus was resurrected from the tomb. And that should call for a celebration by all of us, the celebration of life over death, for as the beautiful hymn goes: He Lives. And He makes life worth living for that very reason alone.
Here's the link:
tobtr.com/s/8559571
The show will go live this day at a time when the turmoil of today's thunderstorms allow an opportunity to broadcast, after which it will be available on line the entire Easter weekend. Have a great weekend with Christ and God bless you all.
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