OUR DAILY BREAD : SHOUT OF TRIUMPH

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March 29
Good Friday


SHOUT OF
TRIUMPH

READ:
John 19:28-37
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It is finished!
__John 19:30
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Recently I read about Aron Ralston, a hiker who was trapped alone at the bottom of a remote canyon. With scant hope of being found and his strength ebbing away, he had to take drastic measures to save his life. During a moment of excruciating pain, he shouted in agony and in victory, because he had freed himself and now had a chance to escape and live.

Those who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus saw His hours of agony and heard Him cry out in a loud voice, "It is finished!" as He gave up His spirit (John 19:30). His final words from the cross were not a cry of painful defeat but a shout of triumph, because He had accomplished all that the Father sent Him to do.

when Jesus died, He shared in what all of us must experience. But far beyond that, He did what none of us can do. He paid the price for our sins that we might be forgiven and have eternal life through faith in Him.

"It is finshed!" was the Lord's shout of victory because now, through Him, we can escape the power of sin; we can live and be free.

Because of Jesus' sacrifice for us, we call the day of His death Good Friday. __David McCasland

I have been to the cross where my Savior died,
And all of my life is made new__In the person of Him I am curcified.
I have been to the cross. Have you? __Frazee-Bower
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Jesus died that we might live.

********Today's Bible Reading __ John 19:28-37********

28 After this, Jesus,
knowing that all things
were now accomplished,
that the Scripture might be
fulfilled, said, "I thirst!"

29 Now a vessel full of sour
wine was sitting there; and
they filled a sponge with
sour wine, put it on hyssop,
and put it to His mouth.

30 So wehn Jesus had
received the sour wine, He
said, "It is finished!" And
bowing His head, He gave
up His spirit.

31 Therefore, because it
was the Preparation Day,
that the bodies should not
remain on the cross on the
Sabbath (for that Sabbath
was a high day), the Jews
asked Pilate that their legs
might be broken, and that
they might be taken away.

32 Then the soldiers came
and broke the legs of the
first and of the other who
was crucified with Him.

33 But when they came to
Jesus and saw that He was
already dead, they did not
break His legs. 34 But one
of the soldiers pierced His
side with a spear, and
immediately blood and
water came out. 35 And he
who has seen has testified,
and his testimony is true;
and he knows that he is
telling the truth, so that you
may believe. 36 For these
things were done that the
Scripture should be
fulfilled, "Not one of His
bones shall be broken."

37 And again another
Scripture says, "They shall
look on Him whom they
pierced."

>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<

Jesus said that He had come to do God's will and to finish the work that the Father sent Him to do (John 4:34; 5:36; 9:4). He came to save sinners from teir sins (Matt. 1:21; Heb. 9:12). On the crosss, Jesus triumphantly proclaimed that His work was finished (John 19:30).