From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:45-46
The darkness came down and blanketed Calvary. He hung there on that cross for all the people who looked on from below and for you and for me. Becoming the sin He was incapable of possessing, ready to pay the price.
Then He uttered the words that turned the darkness into light, “It is finished”, and bowing His head He surrendered His spirit to His Father (John 19:30).
Three days later He arose from the enemy’s plan. Death was conquered. And the Light continued to shine.
In a world where the grip of darkness is so evident, our hope is in the Light. The Light that is here with us now, in each of us as Believers in Christ, who on this day over two thousand years ago gave us Himself.
No more do we live in darkness. The Light of the World has dispelled it today and forevermore. Praise be to God!
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” (John 8:12)
Today I am linking-up for 5-Minute Fridays with The Gypsy Mama where we freely write for five minutes. Truthfully, today is a day that I spent a little longer than five minutes. It’s the day that gave me Light.
Share with me in the comments how you are spending this Good Friday and Easter weekend. What are your reflections? How does Jesus as “the Light of the World” leave you feeling?
Happy Good Friday, dear friends. May you experience God’s grace through Jesus’ death and resurrection this weekend.
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