The Good of Good Friday
The day that Jesus died, would anyone there that day have called it a βgoodβ day? The high Priest Caiaphas and the Pharisees got rid of a popular, influential preacher β but at what price? Pontius Pilate, the hard-bitten Roman Governor, reluctantly allowed Jesus to be crucified to appease the mob and their leaders demanding Jesusβ life. Pilate turned Him over to the execution squad, for whom this was just another death sentence along with two others that day β until the centurion realized theyβd killed the Son of God (Matthew 27:54)!
If the disciples called it βgood,β it was only after encountering the risen Christ (John 21). And would Jesus say that Friday was βgoodβ? The scene at Gethsemane the night before was agonizing, as Jesus begged His Father to spare Him from His awful mission. Maybe later, back in heaven with God, He could finally say, βYes, Father, that was a good day.β The term "Good Friday" first occurred in the fourth century. Some think it was originally called βGodβs Friday.β Today we can call it βgoodβ if only we encounter Christ and appreciate the fact that Jesusβ trial, punishment, and death brought our salvation. These truths are seen through the spiritual spectacles of faith. Only in that sense would it truly be βGood Fridayβ! Have you encountered Christ yet? Is this Friday good for you?
Prayer:
Blessed Jesus, we are grateful for Your sacrifice. Help us prepare for resurrected living in Your Holy Name, Amen.
Text: _Jesus said, βIt is finished.β With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit._ β John 19:30
The day that Jesus died, would anyone there that day have called it a βgoodβ day? The high Priest Caiaphas and the Pharisees got rid of a popular, influential preacher β but at what price? Pontius Pilate, the hard-bitten Roman Governor, reluctantly allowed Jesus to be crucified to appease the mob and their leaders demanding Jesusβ life. Pilate turned Him over to the execution squad, for whom this was just another death sentence along with two others that day β until the centurion realized theyβd killed the Son of God (Matthew 27:54)!
If the disciples called it βgood,β it was only after encountering the risen Christ (John 21). And would Jesus say that Friday was βgoodβ? The scene at Gethsemane the night before was agonizing, as Jesus begged His Father to spare Him from His awful mission. Maybe later, back in heaven with God, He could finally say, βYes, Father, that was a good day.β The term "Good Friday" first occurred in the fourth century. Some think it was originally called βGodβs Friday.β Today we can call it βgoodβ if only we encounter Christ and appreciate the fact that Jesusβ trial, punishment, and death brought our salvation. These truths are seen through the spiritual spectacles of faith. Only in that sense would it truly be βGood Fridayβ! Have you encountered Christ yet? Is this Friday good for you?
Prayer:
Blessed Jesus, we are grateful for Your sacrifice. Help us prepare for resurrected living in Your Holy Name, Amen.
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_*The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross are:*_ π₯Ίπ₯ΊπβοΈ
*1. "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)*
*2. "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)*
*3. "Woman, behold your son... Behold your mother." (John 19:26-27)*
*4. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34)*
*5. "I thirst." (John 19:28)*
*6. "It is finished." (John 19:30)*
*7. "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Luke 23 :46)*
*1. "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)*
*2. "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)*
*3. "Woman, behold your son... Behold your mother." (John 19:26-27)*
*4. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34)*
*5. "I thirst." (John 19:28)*
*6. "It is finished." (John 19:30)*
*7. "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Luke 23 :46)*
*_Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him._*
James 1:12
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*_Happy Sabbath_*
James 1:12
*Prayer :*
Grant me wisdom, perseverance and strength not to give in when I am tempted, but to triumph and become a victor in all.
Bless me with Your Holy Spirit so that I may resist, endure and overcome temptation and stay focused on eternal things.
Empower me to uplift and encourage others who may be facing the challenges of life,
In Jesus' name, I pray.
*_Happy Sabbath_*
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PRAYER FOR TODAY β€βπ₯π―οΈπ
*Heavenly Father, we come before You today, thankful for Your grace and the peace You give us. As Your Word declares in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, we ask that You sanctify us completelyβspirit, soul, and body. Lord, we recognize that we cannot purify ourselves, but it is only through Your Spirit that we are made holy. We surrender our hearts to You today, asking You to cleanse us and make us more like Christ.*π―οΈπ«ΆπΏβ€οΈ
*Heavenly Father, we come before You today, thankful for Your grace and the peace You give us. As Your Word declares in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, we ask that You sanctify us completelyβspirit, soul, and body. Lord, we recognize that we cannot purify ourselves, but it is only through Your Spirit that we are made holy. We surrender our hearts to You today, asking You to cleanse us and make us more like Christ.*π―οΈπ«ΆπΏβ€οΈ
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The Burial Is Not Final
Today is also called Holy Saturday. Jesus had died and was buried by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (John 19:39), both Pharisees. Secretly theyβd become followers of Jesus. His disciples had scattered, so these two Pharisees stepped forward. Joseph courageously asked Pilate for Jesusβ body after most of the Pharisees had demanded His crucifixion. Then Joseph contributed his own newly dug tomb. He and Nicodemus ensured that their crucified master was properly buried. Their generosity reminds us of the woman who anointed Jesusβ feet with expensive perfume (John 12:1-8).
Nicodemus and Joseph acted with no assurance of Jesusβ resurrection, though He had said it would happen. But a new day would soon be dawning! Every discipleβs life from now on would be transformed. History itself would change. But on that Saturday, Jesusβ body lay quite dead in a borrowed grave. Joseph and Nicodemus buried the Saviour as an act of loving devotion. Thatβs all that every disciple is called to do: live today, obediently and devotedly, in the sure hope that God will make everything new. The burial is however not the end of Jesus. It is not final. The dead Saviour they boldly buried would soon rise as the Lord of new life! And because He is alive, our encounter with Him is ever possible. Whatever died in you is coming back to life now in Jesusβ Name.
Prayer:
Lord, itβs hard to see You dead and buried, and itβs harder still to wait for the dawn. Remind us that death is the judgment for our sin. Give us faith that tomorrow will come, in Your Name, Amen.
Text: _Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus . . . asked for Jesusβ body . . . and placed it in his own new tomb._ β Matthew 27:57-60
Today is also called Holy Saturday. Jesus had died and was buried by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (John 19:39), both Pharisees. Secretly theyβd become followers of Jesus. His disciples had scattered, so these two Pharisees stepped forward. Joseph courageously asked Pilate for Jesusβ body after most of the Pharisees had demanded His crucifixion. Then Joseph contributed his own newly dug tomb. He and Nicodemus ensured that their crucified master was properly buried. Their generosity reminds us of the woman who anointed Jesusβ feet with expensive perfume (John 12:1-8).
Nicodemus and Joseph acted with no assurance of Jesusβ resurrection, though He had said it would happen. But a new day would soon be dawning! Every discipleβs life from now on would be transformed. History itself would change. But on that Saturday, Jesusβ body lay quite dead in a borrowed grave. Joseph and Nicodemus buried the Saviour as an act of loving devotion. Thatβs all that every disciple is called to do: live today, obediently and devotedly, in the sure hope that God will make everything new. The burial is however not the end of Jesus. It is not final. The dead Saviour they boldly buried would soon rise as the Lord of new life! And because He is alive, our encounter with Him is ever possible. Whatever died in you is coming back to life now in Jesusβ Name.
Prayer:
Lord, itβs hard to see You dead and buried, and itβs harder still to wait for the dawn. Remind us that death is the judgment for our sin. Give us faith that tomorrow will come, in Your Name, Amen.
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*_the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise._*
Isaiah 43:21
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*_Blessed Sunday_*
Isaiah 43:21
*Prayer :*
Heavenly Father,
I praise You for Your goodness. We rejoice to sing forth Your praises as You called us out of darkness into Your marvelous light.
Use me as an instrument to bring You glory. Mold me to whoever You want me to become to fulfill my calling.
In Jesus' name, I pray.
*_Blessed Sunday_*
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HAPPY EASTER SUNDAYπ€
Here is a summary of what happened before, during and after the Crucifixion of our Saviour,
He had endured so much pain. He had carried so much suffering.
His steps were heavy and so was His heart but He walked up a hill, with our burdens on a 100pound wooden Cross scraping against his back , which was no longer covered by skin but by bruises, blood and flesh.
His hands and feet were nailed to the Cross, piercing every nerve as He took OUR burdens and forgave them, as He suffered and cried put to Our Father, we were HEALED AND FORGIVEN. He died on that cross. He died.
That very Sunday He rose from the grave, leaving no trace except for the round stone door that was moved to the side instead of being in front of the tomb. He has defeated death itself.
Our Lord is risen. He is no longer here. He had gone up to Heaven to sit at the right hand of Out Heavenly Fatherπ€
May you feel the Lordβs never ending grace and forgiveness on this dayπ€
Here is a summary of what happened before, during and after the Crucifixion of our Saviour,
He had endured so much pain. He had carried so much suffering.
His steps were heavy and so was His heart but He walked up a hill, with our burdens on a 100pound wooden Cross scraping against his back , which was no longer covered by skin but by bruises, blood and flesh.
His hands and feet were nailed to the Cross, piercing every nerve as He took OUR burdens and forgave them, as He suffered and cried put to Our Father, we were HEALED AND FORGIVEN. He died on that cross. He died.
That very Sunday He rose from the grave, leaving no trace except for the round stone door that was moved to the side instead of being in front of the tomb. He has defeated death itself.
Our Lord is risen. He is no longer here. He had gone up to Heaven to sit at the right hand of Out Heavenly Fatherπ€
May you feel the Lordβs never ending grace and forgiveness on this dayπ€
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Victory Over Death
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Jesus has Risen!
Often when God makes overwhelming new beginnings, there are no human eyes and ears present to witness the event. When God created the heavens and the earth, and when He created Adam and Eve, there were no human witnesses. This was also true for the new beginning marked by Jesusβ miraculous resurrection. All we can do with these huge events is to believe, receive and encounter Him. You see, Easter must be believed to be received to become an encounter. The miracle of being raised to new life is given to those who believe in Jesus. It is said that seeing is believing. Actually, believing is seeing.
All who believe in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead will be saved (Romans 10:9). Easter is the evidence that death will not be able to hold down believers any more than it was able to hold down Jesus. Easter trips up the mind. It staggers the imagination. It flies in the face of all our experience. It contradicts the laws of nature. It goes against the grain of the brain. Resurrection defies all we have ever seen or known. But of course! Thatβs the whole point of Easter! How else could Easter be good news for a fallen, sin-seared, grave-filled world? If Easter were not βout of this world,β what would there be to celebrate? Hallelujah! Christ is risen! And we can encounter Him.
Prayer:
Father, I believe; I receive and I encounter the benefits of Easter in Jesusβ Name, Amen.
Text: _βHe is not here; he has risen, just as he said.β β Matthew 28:6
Often when God makes overwhelming new beginnings, there are no human eyes and ears present to witness the event. When God created the heavens and the earth, and when He created Adam and Eve, there were no human witnesses. This was also true for the new beginning marked by Jesusβ miraculous resurrection. All we can do with these huge events is to believe, receive and encounter Him. You see, Easter must be believed to be received to become an encounter. The miracle of being raised to new life is given to those who believe in Jesus. It is said that seeing is believing. Actually, believing is seeing.
All who believe in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead will be saved (Romans 10:9). Easter is the evidence that death will not be able to hold down believers any more than it was able to hold down Jesus. Easter trips up the mind. It staggers the imagination. It flies in the face of all our experience. It contradicts the laws of nature. It goes against the grain of the brain. Resurrection defies all we have ever seen or known. But of course! Thatβs the whole point of Easter! How else could Easter be good news for a fallen, sin-seared, grave-filled world? If Easter were not βout of this world,β what would there be to celebrate? Hallelujah! Christ is risen! And we can encounter Him.
Prayer:
Father, I believe; I receive and I encounter the benefits of Easter in Jesusβ Name, Amen.
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As Christ got the victory over death you'll begin to walk in dominion over the enemy and his agents. Every good thing in your life that was buried before now shall be revived. The sacrifice of Jesus won't be in vain in your life as you begin to walk in a new dimension. Enjoy the blessings of this season.
_~Happy Resurrection Day_
_~Happy Resurrection Day_
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*This is the time to worship God in Spirit and in truth, regardless of the circumstances that surround us. Let us continue to praise God in Jesus' name, remembering that He died on the cross and rose again. As John 4:24 reminds us, 'God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.'*π₯πβΌοΈ