God Uses Ordinary People

Blessed Good Friday (a recap on Palm Sunday)

Today is the day that all followers of Christ have designated as Good Friday. We commemorate Jesus' death on the cross for us because we want to remind ourselves of how much God loves us - He loves us so much that He sent His son to die on the cross so that we would be cleansed of all our sins and be fit to be with God in Heaven.

Jesus came to Jerusalem for human beings. Throughout His entire life on Earth, all the demons (e.g. Legion, in Mark 5) and animals (e.g. the donkey whom no one had ever ridden on but behaved in a tame manner towards Jesus, in Luke 19:28-35) he had encountered recognised Him as the Son of God, but not everyone whom He had come for recognised Him.

The crowd, who had been asked to decide which criminal they wanted back, chose Barabbas the murderer, rather than Jesus, the pure and sinless lamb of God.

Weird, isn't it? Why did the crowd do such a cruel and unjust thing? Jesus had done so many miracles in God's name and epitomised the love of God. Yet he was crucified on the cross rather than exalted and praised above all men.

I just got my answer! Haha. God did not want Jesus to be merely praised by men. He wanted Jesus to be crucified and raised to Heaven so that He could please God. That way, Jesus would be praised by BOTH men and God, because He did the will of God willingly and sacrificed Himself for all men.

Of course, this death may not seem as cruel to you because you did not witness it. That is something that hinders me from remembering how Jesus died on the cross for me, sometimes. But one thing that never fails to remind me of how painful His death was is the fact that He had nails driven into His hands and feet. With no anaesthetic, of course.

The point of my post is that Jesus died on the cross for all of us, and as long as we believe this fact, we will be saved.

Have a blessed Good Friday! =)

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posted by andriTz* @ 9:21 PM