Good Friday

I saw this Facebook status update earlier today and it struck me.

Today is the day that Peter, the rock, crumbled. Today is the day that Judas got paid, but his debt still stood. Today is the day that we had the audacity to mockingly crown the King Of The Universe. Today is the day that the cries of “Crucify Him” were ours, and landed viciously on Jesus. Today is the day that a Roman soldier looked up and believed. Today is the day Isaiah’s prophecy was confirmed. Today is that day that blood and water flowed. Today is the day the horrible, and immense, cost of our sin was made obvious. Today is the day that the limitless love God has for us was made even more obvious. Today we see how far the East is from the West, and the price God paid to take our sins that far away. Today is the day Jesus Christ died. Today is the day we killed him. Today is the day Christ paid to reconcile the hearts of all of us rebels to God. Today is the day Christ died OUR death. Today is Good Friday, and it is a day the Lord has made so let us rejoice and be glad. Today is the day we celebrate the purchasing, at an incredible cost, of the Grace those in Christ Jesus enjoy. I know I cannot live with out this Grace: so today I will remember what it cost.

This was written by a college student who was my intern a couple of years ago.  I love his words and the reflection it caused.