THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS


DAILY DEVOTIONS

HI!

Good Friday....
the day when God was CRUCIFIED
for man’s GOOD!

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SCRIPTURE_________________________________________

Gen 22:8
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering..

John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Matt 27:51
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; ....
KJV

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THOUGHT___________________________________________

Abraham told Isaac God would provide “Himself a Lamb.”
On the day Abraham went up to the mountain with Isaac, God provided a “ram.”
God’s “Lamb” would come later.

When John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him, he testified, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
This “Lamb” was a PERSON: God incarnate!
This “Lamb,” and ONLY this “Lamb” can take away “the sin of the world!”

At 3pm on Passover Friday, the High Priest was to offer a “lamb” for the people.
It was on that day, at that hour, that Jesus “yielded up the ghost...” (Matt. 27:50).

And the Bible explains: “the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom!”
That great veil which separated the Holy Place from the Holy Of Holies in the temple was RIPPED!
No longer would little lambs be needed for sacrifice!
The way is now open to God’s Holy Presence through JESUS!

On that day God paid God the price of man’s salvation – His OWN blood!
That blood is the ONLY righteous and acceptable price for the sins of mankind.
On that day God provided man ATONEMENT!

It certainly was not “good” that man crucified his God!
But it was “good” that God was willing to pay that price for our salvation!

And THAT is why it’s called GOOD FRIDAY!

Love ya,
Bruce