Devotion for Good Friday March 30, 2018
Topic: At
Calvary, They Crucified Jesus
Text:
Luke 23:32 – 49
Luke called the place where Jesus was
crucified, Calvary while the other three evangelists called it, Place of Skull or
Golgotha in Hebrew (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22 & John 19:17). Calvary is a
hill just outside the city walls of Jerusalem where the Crucifixion of Jesus
Christ took place. The choice of Calvary was for a purpose. The Chief Priest
and Romans soldiers choose the place which was conspicuous so as to make mockery
of Jesus but they never knew it was symbolic. See Hebrews 13:11, 12 and compare
it with these passages Exodus 29:14; Leviticus 4:11 – 12, 21; 6:30; 9:11;
16:27; Numbers 19:3. He was crucified there because bearing the sins of the
world just like the lamb in the Old Testament bearing sin is burnt outside the
camp. To show what He came to do at Calvary, the first thing was to plea for the
forgiveness of those who crucified Him. He died to purchase our forgiveness. He
also pardoned one of the criminals right there at Calvary. This shows that true
repentance is never late. But we should not procrastinate about it because we
may not have the grace this criminal enjoyed. As the soldiers taunted Him, He
was humble and didn’t retaliate (1 Pet 2:21 – 24). His death was recorded in Luke
23:46 while the reaction of the Centurion to His death is in Luke 23:47. Having
died for us, we should seek to glorify God with true repentance and conversion;
by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the
service of Him who died for us and rose again.
Sing
SS&S 621; Abu 35
Food for
Thought: Christ became accursed
for us upon the cross. What have you done to reciprocate this sacrifice?
Memory
verse:
Luke 23:33
Prayer: God, grant that this
ultimate sacrifice Jesus made for me will not be in vain.
