I am looking forward to our Good Friday services at Prestonwood this evening. I pray that wherever you live, wherever you are, you will make it a priority to attend a service today for this special time of remembrance and reflection on what Christ did for us all on the Cross...
As you know, Jesus spoke seven times from the Cross, with the sixth time found in John 19:30. He cried out: "Tetelestai ... It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
What is this word ... tetelestai? It is the cry, not of a tragic victim, but of a triumphant victor, the cry of a conqueror; not the shout of resignation but the shout of accomplishment! He finished the work the Father sent Him to do.
The great British preacher Charles Spurgeon said we would need all the other words ever spoken or that could ever be spoken to explain this one word. It is an immeasurable word ... a word which shook the world. The entire Gospel is contained in this word, and it expresses--in the most profound moment in human history--the most profound truth in life ... the greatest fact ... the redemption of our souls!
Sunday is coming!
Friday, April 2, 2010
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