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Good Friday? A triumph?

YES!!!

For the only man who ever was GOOD took my sin (and yours too, dear fellow disciple) and he willingly and lovingly suffered and died. In doing so, he satisfied the justice that was necessary so that we could become righteous.

May we never sell the cross short. On the cross is the finished work of Christ, making it possible that we be made righteous. It was a triumph!

“…Christ looked upon His crucifixion with the eye of firm faith as the hour of triumph.” – Spurgeon

So keep… “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Press on dear fellow disciple! Cast off those weights and sins and run the race he has laid for us with endurance, how? By beholding Jesus and considering his triumph! Glory to Jesus!

Remember and take heart, discipline of Jesus…

“His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” Psalm‬ ‭147‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

When you are weak, HE is ALWAYS strong!

“The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭28‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.” Psalm‬ ‭33‬:‭20‬-‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Jesus said “Abide in me”. … God, through the finished work of Jesus, made that possible.

“For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.” Psalm‬ ‭92‬:‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Follow Him.
Abide in Him.
Love.

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

May the Lord bless you and give you fresh hope every day! God is still God through difficult times. Always…

Visiting our grandson’s school today, we sang a great hymn in chapel. Holy, Holy, Holy.

I have always loved this hymn.

I just read this:

Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God’s judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word. -J.C. Ryle

Love that.

S D G

And this⬇️