Jesus and the Meaning of Good Friday

Today is the anniversary of the pivotal point in history. It is a dark day that brings promise. This is Good Friday, the day that Jesus Christ died on the cross bearing the sins of all mankind. The majority of people will go about their day with no thought of this incredible gift. Some refuse to believe it even happened. Some will say Jesus was nothing more than a good man. I beg to differ. Jesus was the Messiah the prophets spoke of. He IS the Messiah. He was God in the flesh. He is alive today.

On this day my Lord was beaten and nailed to a cross where he suffered an agonizing death. He did it for you and me so that we could have eternal life.

Skeptics will say Jesus was just a good man.  Was He also a crazy man?...because Jesus said He was the Messiah, the Son of God. He said this in the face of brutality directed at Him. One word would have changed His fate. HE CRIED out to His father to spare Him what He was going to suffer,  and in the same breath prayed for His Father's will to be done.

Today, whether you are a Christian or not, take some time to truly reflect on this.   Was Jesus a delusional man....yet also a great teacher and miraculous healer who gave his life for no reason? Or was He the Messiah, the Son of God who gave His life so that you might live?  If He was delusional, why have throngs of people devoted their lives to serving Him for centuries?  If He was delusional, why do miracles continue this day when people pray in Jesus name?

Mankind searches for ways to fill the emptiness inside...for ways to ease the pain one suffers. People numb themselves with drugs, shopping, food, alcohol, sex, and gambling.
Why not give Jesus the opportunity to heal you...to ease your pain?  Perhaps then you will believe that He truly is the Messiah. Perhaps then you will understand the importance of Good Friday...

Luke: chapters 22, 23

                                                             Cheryl Williams, 2013