Showing posts with label Good Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good Friday. Show all posts
Friday, April 18, 2014
A Night of Sorrow ...
Today is Good Friday, the day we Christians solemnly recognize the sacrificial death of our Lord and Savior, and I just want to spend a few moments reflecting on what Jesus did for us. I’ve been thinking a lot of the unbelievable suffering and pain our Lord experienced—and not just physically. I’ve been thinking a lot about His last twenty-four hours …
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
[NOTE: Although I usually post on weekdays only, please visit tomorrow and Sunday as I focus on that weekend when Jesus paid the penalty for our sins.]
Friday, March 29, 2013
A Night of Sorrow ...
Today is Good Friday, the day we Christians solemnly recognize the sacrificial death of our Lord and Savior, and I just want to spend a few moments reflecting on what Jesus did for us. I’ve been thinking a lot of the unbelievable suffering and pain our Lord experienced—and not just physically. I’ve been thinking a lot about His last twenty-four hours …
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
[Part one of my annual Easter devotionals.]
Friday, April 06, 2012
A Night of Sorrow
Today is Good Friday, the day we Christians solemnly recognize the sacrificial death of our Lord and Savior, and I just want to spend a few moments reflecting on what Jesus did for us. I’ve been thinking a lot of the unbelievable suffering and pain our Lord experienced—and not just physically. I’ve been thinking a lot about His last twenty-four hours …
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
Friday, April 22, 2011
Twenty-four Hours (Good Friday)
Today is Good Friday, the day we Christians solemnly recognize the sacrificial death of our Lord and Savior, and I just want to spend a few moments reflecting on what Jesus did for us. I’ve been thinking a lot of the unbelievable suffering and pain our Lord experienced—and not just physically. I’ve been thinking a lot about His last twenty-four hours …
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
In twenty-four hours …
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples … and then felt the agony of a spike through His own.
He celebrated Passover with twelve men who promised to follow Him no matter what … and then watched as every one of them deserted Him.
He sipped wine with His closest friends … and then vinegar from a sponge.
He reclined with the disciple He loved at His side … and then had a spear through that same side.
He prayed in the garden for deliverance from separation from His Father … and then agonized through that very separation.
Our Lord and Savior felt joy and sorrow, friendship and betrayal, comfort and suffering … all within twenty-four hours.
Just for us.
Each of us is given a certain number of twenty-four hours. Only God knows how many twenty-four hours we have. The question is, what are we going to do with each of our twenty-four hours?
He did so much for us. What are we going to do for Him?
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