Ever wonder why today is called Good Friday? The title refers to an older usage of the word good, meaning holy or set apart. Referring to the Bible as the Good Book is another example. Holy Friday sounds more appropriate.
More than good, today is actually a great day, a day of immense importance. In my opinion, here are the four most important days in history:
Christmas Day—the day of the birth of Jesus.
Good Friday—the day of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Easter Day—the day of the resurrection of Jesus.
A Future Day—the day of the return of Jesus.
Today is good because the unsolvable was solved, the grand debt was paid, blood was shed in sacrifice, wrath appeased. Today is good for me, for you, for history and for the cosmos. All creation took notice on this day, the skies went dark and the earth shivered.
Jesus ended the day with the words It is finished. And though a dark and bloody and hate-filled day, we remember it as good.
Why?
Because Sunday’s coming.
Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde
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