Good Friday: The Cross

From noon, until 3 'o clock pm, there was darkness all over the land.

And about 3 'o clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying:

"ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?"

Then, the veil of the temple was thorn in two from top to bottom, and the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Preoccupied with the pressures of our daily lives, we can have a hard time grasping the full meaning of Jesus’ death for us. When He died on the Cross, Jesus hung in our place, carrying in His body all the sins that ever would be committed by people throughout history ; our anger and resentment, bitterness and doubt, harsh words and evil thoughts, the things we wish we had done and every mistake we’ve ever made.

Because of Him, we’ve become new creatures. We can draw on the power of the Holy Spirit for the strength, wisdom and power we need as we “live to righteousness”.

This means doing the right things and making the right decisions.

Jesus’ death equips us with power and defeats death and disease. This is a historical fact.

But even though it has already taken place, we need to declare this to be true and believe it.

Absorb these truths into your heart and mind.

Meditate on what the Bible says about Jesus’ death and what it means for you. Don’t struggle in doubt or unbelief, but accept His finished work for you. Don’t give in to sin, for it has already been defeated.

Live in the victory Jesus already has won for YOU!

Let us pray:

[that through these days we may share in Christ’s dying and rising]

Almighty and ever living God, in your tender love towards us you sent your Son to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross; grant that we may follow the example of his great humility and share in his glorious resurrection:
through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever,

Amen

Amen

Amen