Good Friday, April 18, 2025
Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person - though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:7-8
Written by Gwendolyn Jensen | Member of Pinnacle Kids
To me, this passage is kind of confusing. It says that people wouldn’t die for a righteous man. It also says that maybe some people would die for a good man. What I can’t figure out is why anyone would choose to die for a regular person. If you give up your life for a righteous or good man, you would just die. That’s it. No more.
If Jesus asked for our life, at least you would get to go to heaven to be with him. But God doesn’t ask us to die for him. Instead he chose to die for us. I think that’s kind of amazing. He didn’t have to die for us, and he didn’t really get anything out of it.
People still don’t trust Jesus even though he died for us. Some of them even say bad things about him. But I trust him. I know that he is God’s Son. I know that when I die I get to go to heaven. And I know that I don’t deserve his love. Because he loves me, I also get to feel joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. It’s a pretty good deal, if you ask me.
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for giving everything of yourself so that we might know the fullness of life here and now…and forever. Amen.
Join us Good Friday:
Friday, April 18 | 7 pm | Sanctuary
Pinnacle Concert Series presents:
Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Requiem”