What’s So Good About Good Friday?

Today we commemorate the death of Jesus Christ.

To say that Jesus died on “Good Friday” is an understatement. The day Christ died is arguably the best day in the history of the world, for this is the day that God provided salvation to all those who would repent of their sins and believe in His Son.

The death of Jesus is a recurring theme in Scripture that begins in the Garden of Eden (see Genesis 3:15, where the seed of the Gospel of Christ’s death was first planted) and ends in the book of Revelation, where the apostle John writes, “I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain . . . “ (Revelation 5:6).

John continues his account by giving us the words to a hymn that is being sung in heaven:
“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9).

Angels join the celebration, and they are singing these words:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise” (Revelation 5:12).

So in heaven we will be continually reminded of the death of Jesus, for even there He is described as “the Lamb who was slain.”

Aren’t you glad Jesus was slain?

His death brought you countless blessings, the blessing of salvation: forgiveness, justification, redemption, reconciliation, adoption – all these incredible gifts are possible because Jesus was willing to suffer and die.

Please take time today to join the angels in heaven in a song of praise to our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

When you think of Jesus today, remember the words of John the Baptizer, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29).

I can never learn enough about the meaning of the death of Christ. I trust you will take advantage of any opportunity you have today to ponder the sacrifice of our Savior. Here are some suggestions on how to do that:

#1 — If your local church offers a Good Friday service, please make it a priority to join God’s people to celebrate the most important event in the history of the world.

#2 — You can stimulate your gratitude for the death of Jesus by reading one or more of the Gospel accounts that detail what happened on Good Friday: Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19.

#3 — Listen to a sermon about the death of Jesus. Here are 3 sermons by R.C. Sproul that you can access online at no charge:

The Passover
https://renewingyourmind.org/2021/03/23/the-passover

The Curse Motif of the Atonement
https://renewingyourmind.org/2021/03/31/the-curse-motif-of-the-atonement

It Is Finished
https://renewingyourmind.org/2021/04/02/it-is-finished

Enjoy! And may this Good Friday be the best one you’ve ever had.