Thursday, April 21, 2011
Good Friday is good because God is good. God's goodness is seen in His giving. "For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Good Friday is good because Jesus took my place. He took my sin, my suffering, my shame and He gave me His grace and mercy and forgiveness. Isaiah tells us that "the LORD has laid on him (Messiah) the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:6).
It is said that Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century first penned the words to the hymn O Sacred Head Now Wounded. The second verse speaks to the issue of our sin and the death of Christ:
What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain;Mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain.Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve thy place;Look on me with thy favor, and grant to me thy grace.
That verse captures the essence of the cross. The Lord's suffering was my gain. My transgressions were His pain. I deserved to die - but Jesus took my place.
Isaiah 53 contains the good news we all need. He was bruised—for us. He was wounded—for us. He was beaten, betrayed, mocked, scourged, crowned with thorns, crucified—all for us. Our sins drove Jesus to the cross. But he did not go unwillingly. If our sins drove him there, it was his love for us that kept him there.
Fernando Ortega sings this beautiful hymn, O Sacred Head Now Wounded. As you view this video and listen to these powerful words think about this: Good Friday is good because Jesus took my place!
Pastor Tim
Good Friday is good because Jesus took my place. He took my sin, my suffering, my shame and He gave me His grace and mercy and forgiveness. Isaiah tells us that "the LORD has laid on him (Messiah) the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:6).
It is said that Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century first penned the words to the hymn O Sacred Head Now Wounded. The second verse speaks to the issue of our sin and the death of Christ:
What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain;Mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain.Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve thy place;Look on me with thy favor, and grant to me thy grace.
That verse captures the essence of the cross. The Lord's suffering was my gain. My transgressions were His pain. I deserved to die - but Jesus took my place.
Isaiah 53 contains the good news we all need. He was bruised—for us. He was wounded—for us. He was beaten, betrayed, mocked, scourged, crowned with thorns, crucified—all for us. Our sins drove Jesus to the cross. But he did not go unwillingly. If our sins drove him there, it was his love for us that kept him there.
Fernando Ortega sings this beautiful hymn, O Sacred Head Now Wounded. As you view this video and listen to these powerful words think about this: Good Friday is good because Jesus took my place!
Pastor Tim
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