Today is Good Friday, when we remember the death of our Lord Jesus.
As a young boy growing up, I used to wonder what was so good about Good Friday. After all, celebrating someone's death is not commonly practised, if at all.
Now, of course I understand that Good Friday is not only good. It is awesome, wonderful, overwhelming, etc because it speaks of the extent of God's love for us.
The cross was designed by man to be the most shameful and humiliating form of punishment. That has been turn on its head to be the symbol of the greatest event in all history and the victory over the power of darkness.
Dearly beloved. This Good Friday is a day to remember what Christ had done 2,000 years ago. As He hung on the cross, he shouted, "It is finished!", as recorded for us in Jn 19:30. This is translated from a single Greek word τελέω teleo (Strong's G5055).
And when He said teleo, He meant teleo. That means there is nothing anyone should be adding to subtracting from what He accomplished for us on the cross.
The work on the cross was a complete, conclusive, fully-accomplished, fully-executed, finished one.
Through the cross, we have victory not only over sin, but over sickness and poverty as well.
And when the veil in the temple was torn in two, God the Father was telling us that we now have direct access to Him.
With this revelation, I sent out an sms which read, "Beloved. teleo means "it is finished!" Let no one add to or subtract from what Jesus has already accomplished for us on the cross!
Thank God for Good Friday! Amen?
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