Good Friday, What Will You Do?

I was dead in my sins and then I was made alive in Christ on a Good Friday in 1971. At least that is how I experienced it. I have never been so silly to think that I found God, even though the "I found it" stickers of the 70's and 80's and now 2000's spurred evangelistic questions. I recognized from my earliest days that God drew me to Himself.  I was in the Baptist movement.  We had lots of terms for salvation.  They were: 

"accepted Christ,"

"prayed to receive Christ,"

"went forward",

"washed in the blood,"

"got saved," 

and to clearly date my self "born again."

These were useful descriptions of the work of God in my life from a human perspective. These terms did little to describe the magnificence of God. They do not describe the suffering, or intense love that called the Savior to the cross. They do not hint at the perfection of life that Jesus Christ lived. No. These words and all such words are limited. They can not describe the perfect, powerful God, who made all things by speaking them into existence. They can not express how God saved me from the penalty of my sin, by the blood spilled on the cross on that first Good Friday.

So, if the words we once used are inadequate, how do we express the wonder of God and His work? First, words are only limited, but not useless. When we use God's own words we find out those words are powerful to describe and powerful enough to change people.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.  Words, yes! Actions, too. We obey Him! If He is Lord of our lives, then we must obey.

On this Good Friday I glorify God for what He has done.  I am thankful for what He has done for me. As part of fulfilling Jesus commands, I invited my neighbors to hear the Word of God at our church's service tonight. There is more I will say today. There is more that I will do today because of what God has done for me.  I want to glorify my Lord by talking about Him and obeying Him. What will you say and do today?

 Ephesians 2:1-5, John 1:12, 3:7, 14:15,  Revelation 7:14, Romans 10:17