What do Good Friday and Easter mean to you?
In recent years I have started to pay attention to this “holiday” more than before. Today I am appreciating the sacrifice my Heavenly Father made, of His one and only Son {Jesus}, for me. For you. For each of us individually.
For me, Good Friday is a day of reflecting on how much God loved me. He sent His one and only Son {Jesus} to die a most shameful death on a cross – for my sins. Easter is a day of celebration when Jesus rose from the grave, winning the battle over sin and death for me.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 (ESV)
Contrary to what so many of us tend to think, or misconceptions others may put on us, God is not out to “get us”. This is our human-ness portraying what we think God is like. He does not operate like we do.
John 3:17 & 18 go on to say,
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
but whoever does not believe is condemned already,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord – you can. Today. Right Now. It is as simple as accepting a gift.
A gift like no other. A gift of unconditional love.
Romans 10:9 says, “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
That is truly how simple it is. Pray {talk to God} and tell Him you know you need Him, you are sorry for the wrong you have done and ask Him to come into your heart. Believe with your heart that God sent His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for your sins {Good Friday} and He rose three days later {Easter}; and say with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”. Choose eternal life.
Have a blessed Easter weekend!