Good Friday

House of Worship Mankato

DAILY INSPIRATION
As we celebrate Good Friday, let us reflect on the amazing sacrifice that was made for all of us on the Cross. Honestly, I can’t really find the words to fully capture all that God the Father has done for us; through the life, death and resurrection of His Son Jesus. Here are a few scriptures that tell the story:
John 3: 16,17 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Isaiah 53:5 - But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
1st Peter 1: 18,19 - For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. 19It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God
Ephesians 2:13 - But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Romans 5: 3- 11 - We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4.And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5.And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. 6.When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7.Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8.But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9.And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10.For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11.So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for sending your Son Jesus to die on the Cross for our sins; so that we can come back into right relationship with you. Thank you for being merciful and loving us, even when we didn’t know how to love you back. Thank you for restoring us, so that we would have the great honor of serving you and living for you. Thank you for giving us peace, joy and forgiveness. Thank you for washing us, making us whole and inviting us to spend eternity with you. We love you so much and we commit to never forgetting what was done for us on the Cross. On this “Good Friday”, we lay our plans, our problems, our desires, our bad habits and most of all, we lay ourselves at the feet of Jesus: as we reflect and thank you for all that has been done for us. May our lights shine brightly, so that others would experience this AMAZING LOVE. In Jesus Name. Amen.