John 20:21
21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."
Today is Good Friday but over 2000 years ago it was just another Friday. It was Friday. Jesus is arrested in the garden where he is praying, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. The disciples have all abandoned their shepherd, Peter denies that he knows Jesus, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. Jesus is beaten, mocked and ridiculed by the Roman soldiers, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. Jesus is in the tomb. Heaven is silent. You can hear Satan laughing because he thinks he has won, but Sunday is coming.
For many of us, it has been Friday for a long time. We have taken some hits, lost some battles. We have failed, and failed again. Today is Good Friday and Easter Sunday Morning is coming! Looking back on the events on Calvary you can hear the words which Jesus spoke from the cross. We can hear the cry of forgiveness as Jesus said, "Father forgive them, they know not what they do." We hear the cry of salvation as Jesus told the thief that "Today thou shalt be with me in paradise." We can hear the cry of provision spoken concerning Mary and John. Listen to the cry of desertion as He asked, "My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?" The cry of suffering as Jesus said, "I thirst." And finally we can hear yet another cry. The cry of victory! "IT IS FINISHED!"
Many leave this world with their tasks unfinished. The pen drops from the writer's hand, the artist's brush falls before the painting is done. But Christ is the great Finisher! He "...is the author and finisher of our faith." (Heb. 12:2) I'm glad that Jesus wasn't a quitter! There were many times that He could have quit, but He pressed on knowing the joy that was beyond the suffering and shame of the cross. Because He didn't quit, we can be saved today. We can have victory through Christ because He was willing to endure the horror of Calvary that we might be saved.
Today is Good Friday but Sunday is coming! Is it finished for you? Nearly twenty years ago, it was finished for me. Jesus died for our sins, but we will not find that forgiveness until we come to Christ and accept what He has done for us personally. Do you know the victory of having your sins forgiven? You can know that wonderful experience today! Now is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation. Will you come? Today is Friday, and Sunday is coming but your Sunday could be today! As a Christian, are you fulfilling the purpose that God has for your life? Jesus said, "As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you." Jn. 20:21
Yes today is Friday but Sunday is Coming! God Bless you is my Prayer! AMEN!
Adapted By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
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21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."
Today is Good Friday but over 2000 years ago it was just another Friday. It was Friday. Jesus is arrested in the garden where he is praying, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. The disciples have all abandoned their shepherd, Peter denies that he knows Jesus, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. Jesus is beaten, mocked and ridiculed by the Roman soldiers, but Sunday is coming! It is Friday. Jesus is in the tomb. Heaven is silent. You can hear Satan laughing because he thinks he has won, but Sunday is coming.
For many of us, it has been Friday for a long time. We have taken some hits, lost some battles. We have failed, and failed again. Today is Good Friday and Easter Sunday Morning is coming! Looking back on the events on Calvary you can hear the words which Jesus spoke from the cross. We can hear the cry of forgiveness as Jesus said, "Father forgive them, they know not what they do." We hear the cry of salvation as Jesus told the thief that "Today thou shalt be with me in paradise." We can hear the cry of provision spoken concerning Mary and John. Listen to the cry of desertion as He asked, "My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?" The cry of suffering as Jesus said, "I thirst." And finally we can hear yet another cry. The cry of victory! "IT IS FINISHED!"
Many leave this world with their tasks unfinished. The pen drops from the writer's hand, the artist's brush falls before the painting is done. But Christ is the great Finisher! He "...is the author and finisher of our faith." (Heb. 12:2) I'm glad that Jesus wasn't a quitter! There were many times that He could have quit, but He pressed on knowing the joy that was beyond the suffering and shame of the cross. Because He didn't quit, we can be saved today. We can have victory through Christ because He was willing to endure the horror of Calvary that we might be saved.
Today is Good Friday but Sunday is coming! Is it finished for you? Nearly twenty years ago, it was finished for me. Jesus died for our sins, but we will not find that forgiveness until we come to Christ and accept what He has done for us personally. Do you know the victory of having your sins forgiven? You can know that wonderful experience today! Now is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation. Will you come? Today is Friday, and Sunday is coming but your Sunday could be today! As a Christian, are you fulfilling the purpose that God has for your life? Jesus said, "As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you." Jn. 20:21
Yes today is Friday but Sunday is Coming! God Bless you is my Prayer! AMEN!
Adapted By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
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