The Good News in Two Acts

This is the Good News story of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, perhaps the most consequential three days in the history of the world; certainly the most famous, written in verse.

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                            Act I

The Crucifixion of the Christ

On trembling legs, He dragged the cross to the hill where He would die. He knew He’d been abandoned. Was not surprised He’d been denied.

They kicked Him and they beat Him with murderous intent. He was Humiliated just for Sport. As the crowd cheered for His torment

Slowly, He moved up the hill in response to the lashes painful urge. His cries and moans kept the beat for His unholy funeral dirge.

The Son of God could not be recognized beneath bloodied face and swollen eyes. And His disciples could not understand How He could be crucified.

The disciples looked on in confusion wondering why He wouldn’t fight. They knew, with very little effort, He could destroy them all outright.

They thought He’d come to wage Holy war; they had believed He was the One. But when He cried out, “It is finished.” They knew their dreams had come undone.

They laid His tortured body down in a borrowed tomb as cold as ice. As with heavy hearts and teary eyes, they gazed upon the fallen Christ.

It seemed wrong to leave His body, with flesh bloody, bruised, and torn; but it was Sabbath preparation day, So, there was just no time to mourn.

                             Act II

Hallelujah, He is Risen.

The story had a heartbreak ending, for when it was all said and done, Jesus had been their friend and Rabbi, but He had never been the One.

When He said it was finished they were confused and felt betrayed. Because they knew He had the power to deny the cross and stay.

On Sabbath, they sat in silence, reliving each event. Realizing they had bet it all on Him, with no plan for what came next.

They felt abandoned in their grief, for He said He'd come for holy war. So they surrendered their lives to Him, pledging loyalty and so much more. But when they heard Him say, "It is finished," they knew  He was just a man. And each wondered to themselves, "Did He ever have a holy plan?"

When Sunday dawned, still paralyzed by grief, they sat together in silence, each struggling to believe.

So when Mary suddenly barged through the door, her excitement seemed out of place. She screamed, "He is alive!" And ecstasy shone on her face.

Of course, they had to see for themselves, so the disciples ran to the grave. And when they looked inside the tomb, they saw only an empty cave. Mary explained her experience and conveyed the message the Rabbi had sent. He said the men should go to Galilee; so, without hesitation, they all went.

In Galilee, the situation was different. Because the risen Christ appeared to them. So their struggle to understand who He was started all over again.

For the person they had just buried, now, stood before them, flesh and blood, proving He had always been the One, just not the One they thought He was.

The Resurrection unveiled God's rescue plan by which He would conquer sin and  grave. It was His way of revealing that Jesus Christ had come to save. Then Jesus prepared to rise to His Father, His work on earth now done. For when He cried, "It is finished," He meant the war on death had been won.

Then in heaven, they joyously celebrated the victory Christ had given. And all God's family sang in worship, Hallelujah, He is Risen!

By Linda Troxell

From: United States

Website: https://wwe.humblyseekingthelordblog.com