DEFEND AND RESCUE

Luke 4:8 "He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free."

Reflections on Good Friday from Isaiah 53, the day when Good ultimately triumphed over evil. Our sinless savior freely laid down his life and died on the cross to pay the price for our sins, so that we can be reconciled to God.

"What is good about Good Friday? Why isn't it called Bad Friday? Because out of the appallingly bad came what was inexpressibly good. And the good trumps the bad, because though the bad was temporary, the good is eternal." - Randy Alcorn

How can I repay the Lord for all the good that He has done for me? - Psalm 116:12

We stand in awe of the Lord who brings about justice for Pakistani Christians who face persecution and false accusations because of their faith.

For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. - Psalm 72:12-14

You hear, O Lord, the desires of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. - Psalm 10:17-18