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Good Friday, April 10, 2020

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Read Matthew 16:25-28.
I’ve always wondered why Good Friday is called good. In my pondering, I’m  reminded of what Paul said to the church in Rome: ​“For we know that in all  things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called  according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). ​While everything that happens to us may not be good, the power of God through the gospel of Jesus Christ will turn it around for our good and for the glory of His name.    

Do you want to save your life? Then lose it. Do you want to lose your life? Then find it. Good Friday is good because what seems to be lost is only about to be found when the rock of the tomb is rolled away.    

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  1. ashleyk328April 12, 2020 at 10:18 AM

    Romans 8:28 is the verse I have clung to for most of my adult life. It has helped me to trust God through everything He has given me and taken away.

    God was not lost on Good Friday - we were. But it had to happen so that we could be found again, tucked safe in the arms of the Father.

    Like the "Footprints" prayer -

    My child, my precious child. I love you and I would never leave you. When you saw only one set of footprints...it was then that I carried you.

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