Day 69 - It’s Time…To Weep!
Today is “Good Friday,†the day of Passion Week in which the sinless Lamb of God, our Savior Jesus Christ, was crucified on a Roman cross on a hill called Calvary.
Jesus was not executed. Jesus was not murdered. Jesus willingly gave up His life for our eternal benefit. Jesus rightly said that He could appeal to His Heavenly Father who could dispatch more than twelve legions of angels to affect Jesus’ rescue. At the time of Christ, a Roman Legion was made up of 6,000 troops. That’s 72,000 angels peering over the balcony of heaven ready to rescue King Jesus! But the trumpet never sounded the call to arms! The angels stayed at their posts. Jesus willingly laid His life down so that you and I might live to eternal life! Hallelujah! What a Savior!
So why should we weep? Isn’t it time to rejoice? Not yet. Resurrection Sunday is not here–yet. It’s Friday—the day our Savior died in our place. It’s the day to weep over our sin that nailed Jesus to the cross. It’s a day to weep over our unrighteous ways, and the insanity of our own disobediences to a Holy God. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.â€Â (Matthew 5:4)
And it is a day to weep over the spiritual lost-ness of the people all around us. The spiritual health and vitality of a New Testament, Bible-believing, Christ-honoring Church is better gauged by the tears of the people than by the shouting, clapping, or laughter of the Sunday morning crowds.
It’s Friday, it’s time to weep!
Today’s Scripture Promise: “…Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children…â€Â (Luke 23:28)