Good Friday

And a very good morning to you! It is Friday morning, Good Friday morning! The 15th of April 2022 and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for the day.

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

John 15:13

The greatest act of love ever shown in the history of the world! We need to understand that the Lord Jesus Christ, on this Good Friday, paid the ultimate price for you and me. And we really need to take time out today... Maybe, just to sit and meditate a while on the great and wonderful gift that He gave to us - Jesus took our place. In John 18:8, the Word of God tells us that Jesus said:

“I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way”

Our Master lived a selfless life. I am a farmer, I know this verse very well:

“…unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.”

John 12:24

Jesus died on this day, 2000 years ago so that we could live forever - What a gift! You probably know I am a bee-keeper, I love bees very much. They are wonderful little creatures, they make honey which is pure and clean and medicinal. Do you know that that little honeybee will defend its hive, its home, at all costs, yes! A bee can deliver a sting that is quite painful, for a while, but it won’t kill you. But do you know that every time a little honeybee stings someone, it dies? They leave the sting in you and they go and sit somewhere and die. That is what Jesus did for you and I - He died so that we might live.

The catacombs of Rome, you probably know about them, are caves underground where the early Christians used to hide when the Roman soldiers were trying to hunt them down to kill them because they would not deny their faith in Jesus Christ. In my prayer-room, I have got a little hand cross. I put this cross in my hand when I am praying and I squeeze it tightly. The corners cut into my fingers and they remind me of the pain that Jesus suffered, on this day, 2000 years ago so that my sins could be forgiven. Jesus loves you, he loves me, so much that he died for us. Today, let's spend time in His presence.

God bless you and goodbye.