Good Friday

Good Friday is a day that is used to help Christians around the world remember the crucifixion of Christ.  The name "Good Friday" is generally believed to be a corruption of the real name “God’s Friday.”  On Good Friday, churches all across our nation hold special services of worship to help Christians remember the great sacrifice that Christ paid when He died on the cross for us.  I trust that you will spend some time before (or on) Good Friday reflecting on this significant event in the life of our Lord, in the life of the church, and in your life.

The crucifixion of Christ was a painful and terrible death – but it was extremely important that He died.  Why?  Peter reminds us, “For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” (I Peter 3:18).  And the writer of Hebrews adds to that by reminding us that, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22).

Without the death of Christ we would never be brought into a right relationship with God or have our sins forgiven.  As we meditate on the things that happened to Christ during Passion Week (the time from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday), let’s thank God for His great love for us.  “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).