An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other. Like, \u201csweet sorrow\u201d as stated by William Shakespeare\u2019s writing in Romeo and Juliet, \u201cParting is such sweet sorrow.\u201d \u201cGood Friday\u201d and \u201csweet sorrow\u201d, go hand and hand this day. To put it plainly, shouldn’t this day be called Bad Friday instead of GOOD Friday and shouldn\u2019t it be said of this day \u201cbitter sorrow\u201d instead of \u201csweet sorrow\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, as black and bitter as this day was when Christ was crucified, we know the end of the story and we know this day really is a good, Good Friday and the sweetest of sorrows because this day represents the noblest, self-sacrificing day which marks our hope and future. These words tell the story of this day: \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes Him (and the remarkable love story of this day) will NEVER perish but have eternal life.\u201d (John 3:16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is because of this day, this Good Friday, that we have a future and a hope. This day, rather than being solemn and mournful that this act could have ever taken place, should be commemorated with celebrations, and everywhere we looked were crosses adorned with neon lights, and music and bands playing and choirs singing. We\u2019d see people paying homage and offering tributes about what this day means. But, who celebrates like that at a funeral? Well, it\u2019s not funeral time yet. That happens tomorrow on \u201cHoly Saturday\u201d when we go to see the deader-than-dead body in the funeral home. We pay homage to those who died by visiting them. We\u2019ll do that tomorrow\u2026.but not this day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back to my oxymoron analogy: Good Friday. On this day, the most scandalous betrayal of justice in human history took place. Jesus wasn\u2019t guilty of any crime or sin. After the illegal trials and diabolical treatment, this loving, giving, compassionate, caring, innocent Man was stripped and tied to a post. He was whipped and beaten — too horrible to even imagine. He was betrayed by His friends and spit on by countless people. He was forced to carry a wooden cross to Calvary where nails were driven through his hands and feet and He was left to die. He could have called ten thousand angels to carry Him away, but He refused. Instead, He died there for you and me. He loved so we could LIVE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, YES! Let’s belt out “Hallelujah!” Strike up the bands and assemble the choirs because this is the day that saved our lives\u2026.literally! This is the day Christ bore every sin we’ve ever committed, He carried every sickness we have ever had, and will have. He gave His life so that we can live forever and ever! How could we be so distracted and be so oblivious to this monumental day of importance? Never again do we wonder if we are loved. God thought our eternal life was worth the death of His only Son. THAT is true love! It is Good Friday! Oh, happy day! This day represents our FREE and Fast Pass to heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gratitude and thanksgiving is what is expected of us today \u2013 we, the redeemed; we, the free; we the loved and we, the blessed and fortunate ones who will live forever and ever with our Redeemer, our Lord and our Savior. Remember Him on the cross today and praise Him, thank Him, worship Him. Give Him your life today, because He gave Himself so completely for you! Then, be a part of the ultimate victory celebration when He arises on “Resurrection Sunday”!!! Good Friday really is so, so GOOD!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other. Like, \u201csweet sorrow\u201d as stated by William Shakespeare\u2019s writing in Romeo and Juliet, \u201cParting is such sweet sorrow.\u201d \u201cGood Friday\u201d and \u201csweet sorrow\u201d, go hand and hand this day. To put it plainly, shouldn’t this day be called Bad Friday…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20241,12635,17018,15318],"tags":[20235,829,1210,20233,1417,20232,3828,3317,7511,40,20237,20236,3320,15055,20239,3291,20238,20240,20234,12531],"class_list":["post-14120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bad-friday","category-cross","category-good-friday","category-redemption","tag-bad-friday","tag-black-friday","tag-blog","tag-contradict","tag-cross","tag-figure-of-speech","tag-for-god-so-loved","tag-good-friday","tag-hallelujah","tag-inspiration","tag-neon-lights","tag-never-perish","tag-not-guilty","tag-oxymoron","tag-redeemed","tag-resurrection-sunday","tag-saved-our-lies","tag-so-good","tag-sweet-sorrow","tag-william-shakespeare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14122,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14120\/revisions\/14122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}