I don't know about you, but I struggle with Good Friday. I have sons that I love dearly. I hate all forms of violence. I love Jesus and hate that my sin created the debt He paid. I know God's plan is perfect, and GOOD, but I still get a knot in my stomach when I think about it. It's bittersweet, to be sure.
This verse speaks to me today. "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
Although there is not one thing I could have done to earn my way into heaven, Jesus made a way. For me. For my beloved kids. For you, should you choose to accept. This verse feeds so many places in my heart. It gives meaning to the suffering we, as His followers, experience on earth. It affirms that yes, I'm as not in control as I feel. I have to trust. He holds it all. The One who died for me, holds my past, present, and future. There is an anchor for my soul!
"His hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary." Hebrews 6:19
Hope. His hope. Good Friday, indeed. Thank you, Lord. <3
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