Why Good?

This week my daughter asked me, why do they call it Good Friday.  She said, Jesus was beaten and crucified, why call it good.  The answer is found in the reason that Jesus died.  Jesus died in my place.  Paul reminds us that He that knew no sin became sin for us so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.  Jesus took the punishment for my sin so that now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Ultimately Good Friday is good because it shouts to us of the love of God.    Spurgeon said,

We never should have known Christ’s love in all its heights and depths if he had not died; nor could we guess the Father’s deep affection if he had not given his Son to die. The common mercies we enjoy all sing of love, just as the sea-shell, when we put it to our ears, whispers of the deep sea whence it came; but if we desire to hear the ocean itself, we must not look at every-day blessings, but at the transactions of the crucifixion. He who would know love, let him retire to Calvary and see the Man of sorrows die.

Today, would you know the love of God by considering what He did for you on the cross.  Think about it.