Holy Week - Good Friday

HOLY WEEK / EASTER MEDITATIONS
Meditation 01	Meditation 05	Meditation 09
Meditation 02	Meditation 06	Meditation 10
Meditation 03	Meditation 07	Meditation 11
Meditation 04	Meditation 08	Meditation 12

From Earlier Post

After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. + + + LINK + + +

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GOOD FRIDAY Jesus' last words, “It is Finished” – we might ask, “exactly what is finished, and when did it begin? What is finished is the work of deliverance of the human race from the bondage of sin and death. This work of salvation began at the river Jordan, when the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus and anointed him with the “Power of Truth.” Until now, Satan has had his way with the human race; corrupting them at will with lies upon lies – lies about God, lies about who we humans really are, why we are here; lies about God’s plan to bring us into His presence to share with us His glory. Satan, who once shared God’s glory, rebelled and lost his right to remain in heaven; now expelled, he is vowed to corrupt every human person – keeping them away from God. Jesus is sent by the Father to do battle with the Deceiver, and the first encounter began in the desert, after Jesus’ “baptism of anointing”, with Satan trying to deceive Jesus – but failing. All through the gospel we see that Satan continues to deceive and corrupt, but Jesus erases these lies with the Truth of His gospel. Satan’s last attack against Jesus is this day. In the garden of Gethsemane, in the trials before the corrupted officials, and with the unimaginable violence of crucifixion, Satan unleashes the wrath of hell and death itself against Jesus – he fails, he is defeated, Truth has triumphed –  It is finished. Alive and present with us today, Jesus continues to protect us with His Truth. Even though we may stubble and fall, tripped up by the Deceiver, Jesus speaks His word of Truth to us through His Living Body, the Church; righting us again, and again on the path of holiness, leading to eternal life. Let us never forsake His Voice, his word of truth, for in it is our way to the Father’s House and eternal life with God.

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