Good Friday

The term seems to be a misrepresentation of the gruesome act that was committed to Jesus. It seems a bit morbid at times to "celebrate" what this day represents and call it "good." But in another sense "Good Friday" seems appropriate because of the accomplishment. As we remember the brutal beating that Jesus took on on our behalf how can we be anything but committed to the cause for which He suffered?  Imagine the emotions that the disciples of Jesus went through on that day. The man whom they had been with and walked with was now unjustly arrested, beaten beyond recognition and then treated worse than a murderer as He was nailed to the cross. His suffering was willful and not forced (John 10:18). He was willing to die for me. There were choices (Matthew 26:53) and He chose to sacrifice. 

I guess the challenge for me is to live a sacrificial life for Him. There are choices that I can make each day that will never be equivalent to the sacrifice He made but it is the sacrifice that so many Christians before me have made. The daily sacrifice of dying to my comforts and convenience in order that the message of the Gospel will be known to those I have contact with. God did not save us to live a life of Christian conveniences but a life of self sacrifice so that His name will be known and others will understand and accept the sacrifice that was made on our behalf.