Good Friday and Beyond

It may sound strange to some to call today Good Friday. It only becomes so when one understand the message from the cross and the rest of the story. Death did not have the final word on that Friday long ago when they nailed Jesus to the cross. And through faith, it still doesn't.

The Apostle Paul expressed it this way: "When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where O death, is your sting?’ ... But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ…” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57)

That's the good news, and that's why Christians can sing the Hallelujah Chorus on Sunday! What a way for the greatest story ever told to end! Those who believe in Easter are called people of the resurrection. Easter raises this question for believers: how are we to live so that others can see the resurrection faith at work through us?

Easter blessings!