Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  Easter weekend is here.  Friday is the day of the reckoning of efforts of those who wanted to remove Jesus.  But that’s not what happened.  This is the highest place and the purpose for which Jesus to come to earth.   Sent from God the Father.  He is the Christ.  He is our sacrifice.  Without the cross, there is no resurrection.  Without the death, there is no life after death.    1 Corinthians 1:18  NASB For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.   The cross on Friday brought death.  The resurrection on Sunday brought life. The cross is the place where we fall apart and where sin is dealt with.  The beating of Jesus leading up to the cross would leave the one sent to die almost at the point of death but not quite.   Jesus gave his life freely.  Who killed Jesus?  That is the tough question and the wrong question....

  It is Good Friday of Easter week.  It is the day where the full meaning of God sending His son, and it is the peak of the efforts of those who were set to remove Jesus from this world.  This day is the highest point of the purpose Jesus was sent.   He is the Christ, the sacrifice, and without the cross there would not be a resurrection.  Remember that without Jesus' death, and His life before death, there would be no life after death.    1 Corinthians 1:18  NASB For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.   The cross is the place where we fall apart or where our sin falls away.  The cross was harsh and cruel because sin deserves punishment.  Even Jesus’ beatings leading up to the cross would leave him close to the point of death.  Yet on the cross is where He died.   Why do they call this day “Good Friday” because it seems any thing but good?...

  Holy Week is the time we focus on God and His gift of salvation.  We come to Friday.  The day we remember the cross, Jesus’ death and all God has done for you and me   Why do they call this day “Good Friday” because it doesn’t seems good?   Jesus was treated as a criminal.  He was beaten so much that He could not recognize Him.  His pain would have been too much for you or me to endure.  That is especially from Scripture I’ve read or as in the movie the  Passion of the Christ .   Yet it is a good day.  It is Good Friday because God had our good in His heart.  What Jesus did that day changed our forever direction. Here are some thoughts that come to me:   He is Redemption and Redeemer   He too our Pain and Punishment   He is our Righteousness and Reality   He is the Savior and Life   All of those happened from the cross.  It was meant for the worst lawbreakers. ...

Why do they call this day “Good Friday” because it seems like anything but?  Jesus was treated like a criminal.  He was beaten so much so that no one could recognize Him.  The pain that Jesus endured is too much for me to handle when I read the Scripture or see a movie similar to the  Passion of the Christ . Yet it is a good day.  It is good because what Jesus endured that day took our pain and punishment from us. There are some words that come to mine: Redemption and Redeemer Pain and Punishment Righteousness and Reality Savior and Life All of those lead us to take another look at the cross.  It was meant for the worst of the worst lawbreakers.  It was not meant for a Savior that never broke a single law.  It was lifted high so that onlookers could see the price that doing wrong would cost.  Yet looking on the cross means life for us.  The cross means sacrific...