Good Friday...No, GREAT Friday!

Have you ever wondered why the Friday before Easter Sunday is called "Good Friday" and not Great Friday? If you are a born again Christian, this is a thought that may have run through your mind. If you are not a christian, let me tell you why this Friday is so Great. If this day had not happened, there would be no need for the Sunday that followed to be called Resurrection Sunday. You see, Christ paid the ULTIMATE price for sinners and was crucified for our transgressions (sins) on this day...He was beaten, mocked, spat upon and tormented, yet Not a word did He speak. 1Peter 2:22-24 "Who committed no sin,Nor was deceit found in His mouth", who when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously, who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we having died to sins might live for righteousness- by whose stripes you were healed. What this means is this: Friday had to happen so that on Sunday, Christ could defeat death, Satan and the grave to have the ULTIMATE victory and to grant to those who would believe, Everlasting Life! Christ IS RISEN! So, the next time you think about the weekend of Easter, think about the events that took place to make your eternal life in Christ possible and I bet that Good Friday will no longer just be good to you , it will be Great! Praise The Lord!