Good Friday

Friday, April 2, 2010
Good Friday can mean many things. It can mean, "Good, it's Friday." It can mean, "Wow, this is a good Friday," or it can mean that this is the day that most Christians contemplate what Jesus did for us. He died for us. He gave up everything He had for us. Did He know when He was a child what He was going to have to do? Can you imagine knowing that and trying to live a normal life? I am so glad that Jesus did what he did, and I am thankful that He was willing to do that for me. I am awed by the knowledge that He would have died for me even if I was the only person on earth. I am special to Jesus. I have much to contemplate this day.

I almost lost my child. I have lost two babies before they were born. I know about loss. I have lost my mother, my father, my grandparents, and numerous other special people. I think that once you get to be my age, you recognize what an honor it is to have family members. How could God let His son die for us? He did not set out to do this because it was an easy thing to do--He knew that as humans, we couldn't do it for ourselves, so He gave up His Son for us. I can imagine that knowing that Jesus was going to come out of the tomb was a comfort, but the pain that He had to go through before he died was horrific. I am sure God was grieved at knowing what his Son was going to have to go through to sacrifice Himself for our sins. The pain that I felt when I thought that my daughter was going to die was an unbearable pain. I hated it. I was mad. I was hurting. I was lost. I cannot imagine giving birth to a child and knowing it was going to die a horrible death, even knowing as He did that He was going to rise again and rule with Him.

Jesus did this for you, too. Hopefully, you already know this and have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. My prayer is that if you do not know Him, that you accept Him as your savior. It is never too late to turn to Jesus. He is waiting anxiously for all to come to Him. Don't wait. It is so great to have the knowledge that I am going to forever be with Jesus in Heaven. I don't have to walk this earthly path alone. He is with me every step of the way.

Thank you, Jesus for your sacrifice for me. I am so honored to be one of your chosen people.