Good Friday!

Good Friday is a day of love. Not a day that we would normally think of as
such, but a day to remember the greatest gift ever given, the Lord Jesus
death upon the cross. We can look at probably the most well known Bible
verse and think about what today all is about. *John 3:16 For God so
greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only
begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to,
relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have
eternal (everlasting) life.* As I look at all the Lord Jesus went through
toward the end of His life on earth, I am in awe of the every bit of it.
The Sunday prior, the people were yelling, “Hosanna to the Son of David
(Messiah); Blessed [praised, glorified] is He who comes in the name of the
Lord; Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!” (Matt 21:9). Jesus asked, "My
Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me; nevertheless,
not what I will [not what I desire], but as You will and desire." (Matt
26:39). Then to hear probably some of the same people who praised Him the
week before when asked by Pilate, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is
called Christ?”They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!” (Matt 27:22).
Jesus was also beaten so badly, people could barely tell that He was a man.
He went through hell, so no one else has too. May God help everyone truly
realize what Good Friday is all about, love and sacrifice. But wait,
there's more!

Douglas