My heart skips a beat at these words: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me”. Have you ever thought about that? What if His Father has said ‘Yes“? Never had anything of such magnitude, been done before. History was being made. His Story was making it possible for me to finally be free. No one before and no one ever after can claim to make such a sacrifice. THANK YOU JESUS!
Today is Good Friday, that’s what we call it now; Good Friday. I can’t even imagine my life without the sacrifice of the cross. Fully God yet Fully Man, I can’t think it was a Good Friday for You, Lord. Not for You. As God, You would know what they were going to do to You. You must have known about the agony and the shame, You would have endure. As God; All-seeing and All knowing, You would have been aware that even Your friends would not stand with You, You would walk this road on Your own. As God, You would understand the pain, this body of Yours would suffer. As God, You would be, for the first time in history, separated from Your Father, to pay a debt that never belonged to You. You would have seen the jeering and the animosity of the crowd today and for years to come. You are God, yet You took the form of a servant Man, so that I can spend eternity with You. You went to the cross in my place. Never will I ever be worthy of such sacrifice!
According to Wikipedia (I know, I know BUT…) Shadrach Meshach Lockridge was born in Robertson County, Texas on March 7, 1913. He died on April 4, 2000 in San Diego, California. He was the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, a prominent African-American congregation in San Diego, California, from 1953 to 1993. He was known for his preaching across the United States and around the world.
I would like to suggest that you take 4 minutes of your life to watch this clip. Dr Lockridge was a phenomenal speaker.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who have taken the time to follow the blog. I am humbled by your comments and likes on the posts. May the Lord be honored on this adventure.
Have a blessed day and remember: God’s love is unfailing, unwavering and unconditional.
The cost of our salvation was too great a price for us to live life without thought. The price was too high to live carelessly. Let us walk worthy of our calling, in light of the cost.
What comes to mind when you think of Good Friday?
40 responses to “THE COST”
Awesom! Thank God for Jesus. If not for the love, humility and faithfulness of Christ to the cross where would we have been?
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Amen! The answer to that cannot bear thinking! I thank God for bearing that cross
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This is a great blog post, Brenda. I like when you said, “You are God, yet You took the form of a servant Man, so that I can spend eternity with You. You went to the cross in my place. Never will I ever be worthy of such sacrifice!” If Jesus wanted to; He could have called down 12 legions of angels to assist Him but He didn’t because He loved us enough to endure the cross and suffer in our place.
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Amen! Praise the Lord for His unfailing love for us. Thanks for commenting
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
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Praise the Lord, thanks for visiting
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Beautifully written, thanks for sharing…Praise Him!
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Amen! He is worthy to be praised
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Wonderful post to celebrate the passion of our Saviour!
The clip “Sunday’s Comin’ ” is very moving!
I thank God for His love and mercy!
❤️carmen
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Amen, Carmen. I love the clip, Great reminder that death was not the end. Thanks for commenting
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“Let us walk worthy of our calling, in light of the cost.” Yes and Amen! SO thankful for Christ’s sacrifice for us- for ME!!!
What a wonderful savior! ❤
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Is Jesus, my Lord, What a wonderful Savior to me
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Evil was grinning, appeared to be winning but Sunday came! Thank God Sunday came.
Stopping by from a linkup!
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Yeah! Love meeting people from the link up. Thanks for stopping by 😀
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We watched this video in our church at our Good Friday service. What a powerful, always powerful, message! Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed watching it the second time.
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I love this, Sunday is coming’. What a sweet promise, a great reminder that death is not the end
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I used to listen to the record (I’m old) Jesus Christ Superstar when I was a younger girl. I always turned it off before the part where he is on the cross. It’s just too sad to listen to. I liked the words of the commenter above who likened it to a mother having a baby. But it’s not really….a woman’s body is hardwired to go into labor when it’s time. We don’t really have a choice in the matter. But Jesus did.
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Amen 🙏🏽 and that is love 💕 the knowledge of what was to come, the choice and then the willingness to do it anyway. Give me that God!
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It amazes me the amount of love He has for His children. It humbles me and propels me to do better in love. Blessings
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Amen! We may desire to truly do better, because of the cost of our salvation. Thanks for commenting
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The fact He knew what He was up against, and He trusted God’s will against His own ❤
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I know! Although I like ‘knowing things’, I know my Savior had to really, really, really love me, to walk this path
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❤
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I loved it.. Lots of Thanks to god… And thanks for this amazing article ..
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All the glory belongs to the Lord. Happy Easter 😊
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My first thought is, How Great the Father’s Love for Me.
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Amen, amen. Unconditional and unwavering love
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So beautifully written. A timely reminder of God’s infinite love for us even though we are unworthy. Have a wonderful Easter!
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Praise the Lord for His unfailing love 🙂 Thank you and you too
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I think about Christ’s suffering a little bit the way we think about having a baby. No mother ever really looks forward to the pain of labor, but we do look forward to the fruit of our labor. So glad Jesus was ultimately willing to suffer to bring me into the kingdom of God. Wishing you and yours a blessed Easter weekend. Our Good Friday celebration is a gathering of several churches together. I’m so looking forward to the fellowship.
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praise God!
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Amen
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I’m so glad I came to visit your blog today. I needed this reminder.
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Praise the Lord, He is faithful
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The scene of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane speaks to me especially when I want my will and not God’s. I love it because Jesus struggled in that moment. I love it because it makes him identifiable to us when we struggle with the will of God. He understands because he’s truly been there. I’m eternally grateful that he pressed on for us!! Thank you Lord!!
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amen! amen! He understands our sufferings, He stands in the gap for us. Praise the Lord
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Happy Easter! 🙂
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Thank you and same to you, my friend
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It’s hard to relate to Christ’s pain and suffering. Yet when I have one little hangnail type pain, I notice it. My prayer is to appreciate all God did for me by sending His Son through such agony. Happy Good Friday! I love this: The price was too high to live carelessly.
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Amen! I can’t imagine the agony and pain. But how I thank the Lord that He endured the cross for my sake
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