What’s so good about Friday?
Can you imagine your worst day of your life? You know, that day that everything went wrong. You came out to leave for work and you had flat tire, you were late for work, your appointments didn't go well, and you had an accident on your way home. I would not call that day "good."
So, from a human perspective, the day we call "Good Friday" wasn't so good for Jesus. He was betrayed by one of His disciples, He was denied by other disciples, and He was traded for a notorious criminal to His death. He was put on a cruel cross as a sinner, but in actuality, He was pure and innocent. The only sin present on that cross were ours. During the six hour ordeal Jesus suffered on the cross, He proclaimed, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46) Now, from our vantage point, it doesn't seem too good at all.
Yet, as consider Good Friday, what we see on the surface is not what makes it good. It is good in that the Son of God was completely obedient to the point of the cross. Though He prayed that His Father would change His mind as to the progress towards the cross, He was willing to do His Father's will. It is good that He demonstrated this obedient attitude.
And, as we consider Good Friday it is good for all that it provides for lost sinners. Justification, redemption, salvation and reconciliation are just a few of the things we receive because of the work of Christ on the cross. Without Good Friday we would never have any good days! We can praise His Name for all He provided for us on that Good Friday.
Of course, as we move toward Easter Sunday, we also know that Good Friday would not have been good if it hadn't been for Easter Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus is the seal of our salvation. By it the Father showed He had approved of the work of His Son. So, praise the Lord for Good Friday.
Tags: cross, Easter, Good Friday, resurrection
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