Good Friday

After two weeks on "lock down" this is starting to get old. I want my life back!  I want to go to church with my friends and neighbors. We have not seen any of our children or grandchildren since coming back from Florida. I want a haircut.  When does the precaution outweigh the harm to society. Who decides what I must to do be "safe"?  Some of you don't feel this way, and that's okay, but this is my rant!!!

Okay, enough of that. Today is Good Friday. People often ask, what's good about it? What is good is that this is the day of the Great Exchange. For the past several weeks we have been willing to stay in our homes to remain free of the Covid-19 virus, but, also, in large part, to keep from spreading this virus to our neighbors. Jesus went a step way beyond this type of sacrifice. He actually takes on the disease of everyone who is ill and bares all the suffering involved. And, in exchange, we gain His health.

 "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21 Jesus becomes infected, we become pure and holy. God's justice is satisfied. Christ has paid in full for all our offenses. "The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and with His stripes, we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

 

Forget the lock down. Today, Friday, April 10, 2020 is a Good day.