Good Friday...

Mocked...

Stripped...

Crucified...

He could have come down from the cross but he didn't. He stayed there. He endured the pain and suffering of the cross for me. All this time he was silent. When they falsely accused him, he said nothing. When they spat on him, he said nothing. When they beat him, he said nothing.

The cross was the very reason Jesus came. "Now this is love, not that we have loved God, but that he first loved us and sent his son to be the atoning sacrifice for all of our sins."

Jesus, thank-you for the cross. Thank-you for the sacrifice yo paid, so I could be forgiven, so I could be redeemed and given new life. Help me to never forget the cross and the enormous price you paid for me.