Good Friday. Ultimately it was good for us, but it wasn't good for our Lord Jesus. Consider just a few of the things Jesus experienced both on that day and the ones surrounding it.
After having an intimate meal with his closest followers he goes to pray. He takes Peter, James, and John with him saying, "My soul is deeply greieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with me." He is grieved to the point of death and essentially asks his friends to be with him in prayer. And yet what happens? They fall asleep--Three Times!
Would you feel somewhat betrayed if you had just told your friends about your impending death and asked them to stay awake through the night to pray for you. What if you were in the hospital and you asked a friend to stay awake and watch the monitors for you. And when you checked on this friend he or she was asleep? How would we feel if we asked a friend to pray with us because we were exceedingly worried and we found him or her sleeping? If Peter, James, and John would have had the time to reflect on this I wonder if they would have thought they had fulfilled the betrayal Jesus had told them about at dinner that night (Mat. 26:20-24).
Take some time to ponder your own life and the ways you commit small betrayals of the one who gave his life for your eternal salvation. Confess these betrayals to the one who loves you in spite of them. The Great News is that while Friday was not so good, three days later Jesus rose from the dead and he now sits at the right hand of God where he intercedes on our behalf!
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