Today is Good Friday, it is the day that is remembered as the day that Jesus was convicted, tortured and sent to die on a cross.
It was a horrific death, if you don't know, you might think it was just being nailed to the cross that was the pain, and that was awful, but usually someone on a cross died from asphyxiation.
They would lower their diaphragm and could not breathe, so they would have to pull themselves up on the nails to get air into their lungs.
Eventually, you would become so exhausted that you died from that asphyxiation. A terrible death.
If they death took too long, Roman soldiers would stab you to finish you off quicker.
That's just a small explanation of what Jesus went through on Friday.
We often celebrate or remember Friday and Sunday in the Christian faith. Sunday, the tomb is empty, Jesus has overcome death and has taken on the punishment we deserve. He died for us.
But Saturday has kind of intrigued me the last few years.
Imagine your leader in many ways being murdered on Friday and yet unaware that Sunday is coming.
Imagine the sadness, the doubt, the fear by His followers on Saturday.
The absolute sickness and depression that would have engulfed them, I think we can only imagine.
The Sunday comes and the happiness and fulfillment that Jesus is back, He is alive.
Now imagine that without lives?
How often have we been so sad, so full of doubt, so fearful and yet, we make it through often with the help of The Holy Spirit?!
If you're reading this, you have overcome every single bad day or time of your life and are living and hopefully thriving.
So use this time whenever you feel lost!
You can be mad, sad, depressed, upset, whatever....but Sunday exists and it is coming.
