This week marks Holy Week, also known as Passion Week for Christians, which begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday.
Passion week is filled with so many memorial events, from Jesus turning over the moneychangers’ tables at the temple, to the Olivet message about end times, to the Last Supper spent with his disciples in the upper room. Followed by the garden of Gethsemane’s prayer, being betrayed by Judas, and arrested and going through several sham trials involving the former chief priest, the current one, and then Pilate and Herod.
They beat Jesus beyond recognition and forced Him to carry His own cross. He was crucified at Golgotha on Friday. Satan thought he’d won. . .but Sunday was coming.
No matter what struggles you are going through, or how impossible they seem, remember one thing; Sunday is came. You have hope through the One who defeated the world and can bring you through every problem you face.
There’s a powerful sermon by Pastor S.M. Lockridge entitled, Sunday’s coming.
Here are a few of the words from that famous sermon. If you haven’t heard it yet, you should listen. It’s profound.
It’s Friday.
Jesus is praying.
Peter’s a sleeping.
Judas is betraying.
But Sunday’s comin’.
It’s Friday.
Pilate’s struggling.
The council is conspiring.
The crowd is vilifying.
They don’t even know that Sunday’s comin’.
It’s Friday.
The disciples are running
Like sheep without a shepherd.
Mary’s crying.
Peter is denying.
But they don’t know that Sunday’s a comin’.
It’s Friday.
The Romans beat my Jesus.
They robe him in scarlet.
They crown him with thorns.
But they don’t know that Sunday’s comin’.
It’s Friday.
See Jesus walking to Calvary.
His blood dripping.
His body stumbling.
And his spirit’s burdened.
But you see, it’s only Friday.
Sunday’s comin’.
If you’re in a Friday period in your life, and everything seems dark, don’t lose hope. Sunday’s coming! Praise God!
Mary Alford
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