Friday, April 10, 2009

Good Friday

The day where Christ died on the cross to save us from
our sins.  The day he was betrayed by one of his own
disciples.  The day he was mocked and beaten by the
soldiers, chief high priests, and robbers.  The day that
God left His son to die on the cross.  The day the curtains
of the temple were torn.

Today, April 10, was the day that we were saved for our
Sin.  It's a very emotional and sobering moment to mediate
upon what Christ has done.  The message that should never,
ever be hardened in our hearts.  The message that gives us
joy and love toward our God, the Father.  The message of
the Gospel.

We put Christ on the cross.  We were the crowds who wanted
to crucify him.  We were the crowds who wanted the criminal
Barabbas to be freed instead of Jesus.  We were the ones who
mocked him and send him to the Cross.  Ultimately, it was
God who put his son on the cross.  We were there to fulfill the
prophecy and to do what God has planned.

How great is our God to save us from our sins.  How painful it
was for the Father to see His only Son dying on the cross.  How
humbling it is for Christ to bear the mockery and to die for us
sinners when he was perfect.  How great is our God, the Father.