If the Stone Stayed

"And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus."

 (Luke 24:2-3)

Good Friday is such a wonderful time, when we reflect on the death of our savior Jesus. Who set aside riches in Heaven to become a man so that He could suffer and die, an excruciating death on a cruel cross, taking the wrath of God upon Himself for us all. 

I would imagine that most sane people who are not followers of Christ, can't imagine a group of people being so happy about the brutal beatings and death of such a nice man. They surly wonder what kind of sickos we Christians are. We post pics of the crucifixion on our Facebook and talk about a "Good Friday"? "What's so good about Good Friday?" they may ask. To that I would reply, nothing at all...without the resurrection.

Without the resurrection, Good Friday would be nothing more than an evil act, by evil men, in the murder of a merely, good man. 

If not for the miraculous happenings in a tomb dug out of stone in a remote garden in the Middle East, Good Friday would cease to be...good. 

If the stone would have stayed, there would be no Good Friday. 

If the stone would have stayed, there would be no joy filled Easter Sunday singing. 

If the stone would have stayed, there would be no words of hope to preach. 

But most importantly, if the stone would have stayed, there would be no Holy Spirit sent to fill our bodies, to change us from the inside out. No helper, no strength, no joy, no guarantee of an eternity in Heaven. 

Stone sealed...no salvation. 

Why is Good Friday, good? Because it was the start of my resurrection through Jesus Christ my Lord!! 

Do you have that hope? Do you have new life? You can: Romans 10:9-13. Place your faith in Jesus and understand Good Friday, why Jesus was raised and a life of wonderful purpose. 

Vern