After this, Jesus, knowing that all things
had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, "I am
thirsty." A jar full of sour wine
was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch
of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.
Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is
finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. Then the Jews, because it was the day of
preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath
(for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be
broken, and that they might be taken away. So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of
the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He
was already dead, they did not break His legs.
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately
blood and water came out. And he who has
seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling
the truth, so that you also may believe.
For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE
OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN." And again
another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."
Insights: Happy Good Friday! Today is the day we remember and celebrate
THE Passover of Jesus’ death on the cross of Calvary. If He had not come and sacrificed His life
for us, we would still be lost and destined to a sinner’s hell. Hallelujah!!! He took our shame, guilt and
sin. He absorbed the wrath of God and
made a way for us to enter into a relationship with the God of creation. If you have tasted the sweet fruit of eternal
life, then your heart ought to rejoice today in this marvelous redemption you
now experience. If you have never
encountered the Lord Jesus Christ, then I urge you to cry out to Him and ask
Him to save you from your sins. Jesus
offers you the free gift of eternal life, but because of your sin, you are not
able to earn it. Yet God loves you and
does not want to punish YOU, but because He is a good judge, He must punish SIN. He solved this apparent problem in His Son
Jesus on Good Friday and Jesus took your punishment. He now stands at your heart door knocking
asking to come in and all you have to do is receive Him by faith and you will
be saved! Praise the Lord!
Questions:
- Have you received the gift of salvation offered by
Christ Jesus?
- If not, why not?
Prayer: Father, thank You for Good Friday. Thank You Jesus gave His life for my
sins. Lord, help me to think of this
grace gift throughout the day today. Amen.
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