GOOD FRIDAY

RISE&SHINE
the EASTER/HOLY WEEK devotionals
part 6

ISAIAH 53:5
For He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed!!!!!

Today is Good Friday - the greatest day of all time, well next to Easter Morning when we celebrate the resurrection of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS the CHRIST! There would not be an Easter Sunday without a Good Friday or Holy Saturday - all go hand and hand - I must confess this week as I have searched the scriptures to find just the right passage - its been a hard search - but not today!! When I grabbed the Bible and opened the pages it fell open to today's verse- the interesting thing about this is this verse always runs on Livin in prayer- so its been featured every time ive sent out this prayer email - however it takes a whole new meaning today!
JESUS was killed because of HIS love for us and our Sins caused Him to come from Heaven to place HIS life on the line for us - Many of you have seen the Passion - and you can see just how much JESUS suffered for us - but He did suffer just to prove how tough He was - there was purpose in His sufferings- they were first and foremost God's plan - The Mission of JESUS was to save that which was lost - that is just what He did-

Today we remember His Sacrifice- He was nailed to the cross around 9am in the morning -after an all night beating and judgment- He was sent to judge after judge - and people made a mocker of Him - He had no sleep and nothing to eat -He was beaten so hard that He was hardly recognized as the same JESUS who used to play and teach at the temple as a child -who healed the blind and sick and demon possesed - This was a blooded man - but God's son! He was innocent but the rulers deemed Him guilty - He laid HIS life down - the Cross - an alter - the Cross -where JESUS saved the lost -Jesus saw the cross from day 1 - He knew one day would come and HE would die on that cross - and I am sure as a child Jesus saw many crucified and knew it would be Him up there on day - JESUS willing went - no one took HIS life from Him - He took everything He had and laid it down on the cross -without the cross - there would be no Savior and without a Savior there would be no hope for the lost -all of us are like sheep says the next verse - we all go astray - Jesus died for us knowing we would still sin against Him - and yet while we were yet sinners Christ died for us - around 3pm Jesus breathed His last breath . . . . . . . . . .