Good Friday gets heavier each year. I know it is heavier because I know God more and more every day. I grow closer to God more and more every moment I reach out to Him, so Good Friday’s sacrifice is not just a story to me anymore; it’s a God I love who sent His Son to die for me. Not a distant God that I barely know from holidays and church every now and then, no, it is a God I have a deep, personal relationship with, and I love with everything I have.
I want to share quite a few things in somewhat random order, but I’m going to leave them all here because I feel God telling me to share today in a slightly more chaotic way. I know it has a purpose, and I pray that you, my brother and sister in Christ, reading this, receive exactly what you need today to grow closer to God, too.
God, I grieve Good Friday, but I also rejoice. The same way I saw darkness in the clouds this morning, I know there’s darkness in Good Friday. So that Your Light, God, can shine through. The same hope and light of Good Friday continues to shine in our lives, too. It may be small at first, but the more we walk with You, God, the brighter Your light shines through us. Thank You, Jesus, for Good Friday. We love You, Amen.
WORSHIP SONG RECOMMENDATIONS:
“Golgotha” Brandon Lake
“The Cross” Anne Wilson
“The Blood” (Live from Passion 2026) Passion & JJ Hasulube
“Sunday is Coming” Phil Wickham
“It Is Finished” Sean Rodriguez
“I Am Barabbas” Josiah Queen
“Thank You For the Cross” Tauren Wells
“Rattle” Brandon Lake
“No Body” Terrian
GOOD FRIDAY SCRIPTURE:
Mark 15:22 ‘And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).’
Mark 15:25 ‘It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.’
Luke 23:40-43
Matthew 27:45 ‘At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.’
Matthew 27:46 ‘At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”’
Luke 23:45-46 ‘The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle…’
Matthew 27:54
Luke 23:48-49
Luke 23:53-56 ‘Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. This was done late on Friday afternoon…’
Mark 15:46 ‘…Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.’
Hope you found something here to help you grow closer to God today. Have a blessed Easter.
See you in the next post,
with faith and a little fur 🐾
Melanie Drews
Paws on God’s Path
Paws on God's Path 
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