Why Good Friday?
That first Good Friday silenced the Father. How broken was He? The Bible does not explain.
That first Good Friday silenced the Father. How broken was He? The Bible does not explain.
Smelling the daisies, beholding the oaks or resting among the birds would not be for Jesus in this garden. Gethsemane is His gateway to decision.
Predictions and Old Testament prophecies echo, these are most familiar to the throng. Jesus parades before His people. A great crowd gathers for it is the Passover Feast.
God acts differently. Christians for 2000 years have known that preparation for Jesus begins in the heart. But, that first Christmas was different.
But Jesus gave no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind. (Mark 14:51-52) It's dawn.
The stone across the tomb was a mere pebble to He who is the Rock of Ages.
It is finished! (John 19:30) Jesus threw His final pain-filled cry into all time at 3pm.
The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, he is the man who holds a new spirit and a new heart - he is a new man…
I wanted to know so much more of this God who would pour His grace and mercy on me. You didn't deserve the wounds you have in your heart.