“Today is Good Friday. We remember
that Jesus suffered for us on the cross.”
My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the
words of My groaning?
O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in
the night season, and am not silent. Psalm 22:1-2
While this Psalm was certainly true
of King David in his life experience, it - like many Psalms - is even truer of
Jesus the Messiah than of David. Jesus deliberately chose these words to
describe His agony on the cross (Matthew 27:46).
Good Friday is a day of remembrance
and reflection that our flesh can’t possibly comprehend. Our holy God hung on a
human torture and execution tool. On that day He was still fully God and yet He
was also fully human… so His words of forgiveness, promise, protection,
provision, agony, human need, completion, and consecration are that much more
profound.
When Jesus died on the cross, he
removed the barrier that existed between us and God. As a result, he has made
it possible for us to have a relationship with our Creator. We become his sons
and daughters. The Spirit assures us of this relationship, and he helps us to
get to know God better. He helps us to pray and to understand God’s word (the
Bible).
“For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but
have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
Grace & Peace,
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