Good Friday

I know this is a day late, but I wanted to post my thoughts about Good Friday anyway. I was surveying some of the passages in the NT where the cross is mentioned. One that stuck out to me is from Heb 12:1-3. Jesus "endured the cross, scorning its shame" therefore I should not grow weary and lose heart. There is hope in these words, not just for salvation, but for the race as well. These are tough times for a lot of people, but Good Friday is our hope. The goal of our lives is not to get a job, find financial security, or anything like that. Our goal is Jesus. "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus." We do this because he is "the author and perfecter of our faith." This is the ultimate security, knowing that God is going to finish his work in us (Php 1:6).