Today is what they call "Good Friday." I've always struggled with that title. How could it be "good" that Jesus died. This is the day that many times I remember to be a dreary day, and today was no exception here in Panama. It rained this morning and remained cloudy all day. It is to me a somber day of reflecting on what Jesus did for me on the cross of Calvary. I did a little research to discover a little more behind the name of "Good Friday." There seems to be some disagreement over how this day received its name. Some say that the use of "good" as an adjective is in Old English synonym for "holy." Others say it is a form of the word "God," similarly to how we use the word "goodbye" which comes from the phrase "God be with you."
However it got it's name, for Christians it is "good," for only through Jesus death on the cross can you and I have any hope in this world - or for eternal life. He took all of our sins upon Himself and died as an atonement for our sins. When we accept him as our Lord and Savior, we accept His gift of love and forgiveness of sins. Jesus is the "good news" which means "gospel". He died for our sins, was raised again, and we who believe have assurance and hope!
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