{"id":804,"date":"2008-03-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:45:30","slug":"good_friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml","title":{"rendered":"<em>Good<\/em> Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Good Friday.  <a href=\"http:\/\/gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/joy-set-before-us.html\">As Jared reminds<\/a>, <em>Good<\/em> Friday.  We mark this day with God nailed to a tree as good.<br \/>\n2000 years ago, the disciples following Him did not see good in this day.  They had come to Jerusalem with great expectation, I suspect.  Jesus had in some respects built this up, waiting to  go to Jerusalem until it was the right time and setting out resolutely when it was.  They had the passover meal in the upper room and there was something profound in the air.  He had told them to make sure they had swords.  They entered the garden that night and they could see in Jesus the anguish, the stress.  His prayers were more urgent and desperate than they had seen, yet he emerged as determined as ever.<br \/>\nThen there were the soldiers.  It&#8217;s on!  They accuse Jesus, pointing and  &#8230;<br \/>\nHe gives no fight.  He simply goes with them.  He even rebukes Peter for using the sword He told them to have!  Here was the one who was to be their savior.   He opened eyes, mouths and ears.  He had silenced the leaders.  Here was the one who banished a legion of demons to a herd of pigs, simply walking away with the enemy, giving no fight to a mere handful of Roman soldiers.<br \/>\nThen the beatings.  The mock trial.  The accusations.  The death sentence.  And through it all, Jesus gave no fight. None.<br \/>\nThen the cross, and they watched their savior die at the hand of those he was to save them from.  Perhaps they awaited some last minute miracle, but none was coming.  He just allowed them to hoist him up, and then he died.  Why?<br \/>\nIt had to rock their world.  All they had been preparing for, the victory was guaranteed had slipped through their fingers.  What had they been doing, what had they been thinking, abandoning their secure lives to follow a carpenter.  Had it really all been for nothing?<br \/>\nThis Friday, was anything but Good.<br \/>\nThey didn&#8217;t realize that in surrender, Christ was securing victory,  In death he would achieve life for all.  The only way to victory was through defeat.  They didn&#8217;t get it, though He had explained it to them over and over.  They would be lost for these next 3 days, and He knew it.  But that was OK, because He knew that they would understand &#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230; come Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Good Friday. As Jared reminds, Good Friday. We mark this day with God nailed to a tree as good. 2000 years ago, the disciples following Him did not<a href=\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Good Friday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Good Friday - salguod.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Good Friday - salguod.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today is Good Friday. As Jared reminds, Good Friday. We mark this day with God nailed to a tree as good. 2000 years ago, the disciples following Him did notRead More Good Friday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"salguod.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-03-21T12:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-29T02:45:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Doug Schaefer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@salguod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Doug Schaefer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\",\"name\":\"Good Friday - salguod.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-03-21T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-29T02:45:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2237e297e41300051087d8791343043f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Good Friday\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"salguod.net\",\"description\":\"Stuff I Think Up\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2237e297e41300051087d8791343043f\",\"name\":\"Doug Schaefer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8dde291ac4514740353f4bb9cbd9418?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8dde291ac4514740353f4bb9cbd9418?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Doug Schaefer\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/salguod.net\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salguod\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/author\/salguod\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Good Friday - salguod.net","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Good Friday - salguod.net","og_description":"Today is Good Friday. As Jared reminds, Good Friday. We mark this day with God nailed to a tree as good. 2000 years ago, the disciples following Him did notRead More Good Friday","og_url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml","og_site_name":"salguod.net","article_published_time":"2008-03-21T12:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-05-29T02:45:30+00:00","author":"Doug Schaefer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@salguod","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Doug Schaefer","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml","url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml","name":"Good Friday - salguod.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-03-21T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-29T02:45:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2237e297e41300051087d8791343043f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/03\/good_friday.shtml#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Good Friday"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/","name":"salguod.net","description":"Stuff I Think Up","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2237e297e41300051087d8791343043f","name":"Doug Schaefer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8dde291ac4514740353f4bb9cbd9418?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d8dde291ac4514740353f4bb9cbd9418?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Doug Schaefer"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/salguod.net","https:\/\/twitter.com\/salguod"],"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/author\/salguod"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":659,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2007\/04\/midweek_lesson_4.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":0},"title":"Midweek Lesson","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"April 11, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Put yourself in the disciples' shoes after the cross for a moment. You've lived with Jesus for years. You've watched the miracles. You had hoped, perhaps, he was \u2026 the one. But not the one, the messiah, we think of, rather the one to finally free Israel from the Romans.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles, papers and lessons&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles, papers and lessons","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/articles-papers-and-lessons"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":786,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/luke_24.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":1},"title":"Luke 24","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"February 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Luke 24:1-3 - A grueling day watching the Lord beaten and crucified followed by a long, sad Sabbath waiting to go anoint his body, then they find the tomb empty. How dejected they must have felt. After all they'd been through to find that someone had messed with Him on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Quiet Time Journal&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Quiet Time Journal","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/quiet-time-journal"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":927,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/nehemiah_9_-_confession_and_repentance.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":2},"title":"Nehemiah 9 &#8211; Confession and Repentance","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"March 20, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Nehemiah 9:1-5 - What started as a simple exercise to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, has come to a full revival and a restoration of the people's faith and trust in God. I suspect it was never really about the wall for Nehemiah, it was about God and His honor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Quiet Time Journal&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Quiet Time Journal","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/quiet-time-journal"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":522,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/07\/qts_with_jessic_4.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":3},"title":"[QT&#8217;s with Jessica] &#8211; John 5","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"July 10, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"My Summer time Bible Readings with 11 year old Jessica. John5:1-15 Do you have any questions or thoughts? J - Why wasn't he allowed to carry his mat? Remember the 10 commandments? J - Yes, but I don't remember exactly what they say. One of them is to honor the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Quiet Time Journal&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Quiet Time Journal","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/quiet-time-journal"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":299,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2005\/04\/the_triumphant.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":4},"title":"The Triumphant Entry","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"April 2, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Matthew 21:1-19, Mark 11:1-19, Luke 19:29-48, John 12:12-36 Luke 19:28-35 - I've always been amazed at this scripture. If someone you didn't know came up and asked for something of yours - your car, bike, scooter - saying \"The Lord needs it.\", would you just let them have it? I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Quiet Time Journal&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Quiet Time Journal","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/quiet-time-journal"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":545,"url":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/08\/john_6_a_retell_1.shtml","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":5},"title":"John 6 &#8211; A Retelling","author":"Doug Schaefer","date":"August 28, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"We were at the festival in Jerusalem when we came upon Jesus. There was quite a crowd around him, so we stopped to look and listen. It was really my wife's idea; I just wanted to keep moving. But we had heard about the stir he caused at Bethesda (Who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;God and Church&quot;","block_context":{"text":"God and Church","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/god-and-church"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1476,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions\/1476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}