I have been on a pursuit to remove the religiosity I grew up
believing because honestly it didn't really help me to stop sinning or
disobeying; I knew of Jesus, and I would wander from church to church in my 20s
knowing I needed to get right. I spent most of my 30s trying to make up for the
time lost in my 20's until I laid everything on the altar. In my secret place I
found that I really can't make up anything from my past. I can embrace the past
and learn from it so I can share and teach others. On this Good Friday, I am overwhelmed by the
Goodness of Jesus. He died for me, and you. He could have called the whole plan off you
know. He could have said, “You know what,
it’s not worth it, and they aren’t even worth it”
But, He didn’t. In fact, knowing what the end would be, He
kept on going. He kept on teaching, he kept on serving and loving, right to the
end; Why? Well, there is a song that simply says, "He did it to save my
soul--all of our souls”; When I think about Good Friday my heart melts. I never
knew a love so selfless. He asks us to have that same kind of love, to bestow
that same kind of grace. I fall short daily. We all do. As I move in a constant
pursuit of the Most High King, I want to walk like He walks, talk like He
talks, love like He loves, and forgive like He forgives. This Good Friday, I
want to rest in the Goodness of the attributes of Christ. I want to imitate His
character traits, so when people see me, they don't see a church goer, but the
see Jesus.
