On behalf of InterHigh, I want to wish you a Happy Easter. I hope you took time to remember what Jesus did on the cross.  And I hope you’ve come to know why the psalmist said, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”  (Psalm 118:24).  Judging from context, the psalmist is probably referring to Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified.  He writes,

“The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone;
The Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:22-24)

We know from scripture that the cross was God’s idea. The day that sinners rejected the capstone (Christ) was actually marvelous.  As the old adage goes (or in this case, as Joseph once said to his brothers): “What we intended for harm, God intended for good to accomplish the saving of many lives” (1).  It was my sins that put Jesus on the cross to kill him.  But it was God’s plan to put Jesus on the cross to save many lives, including mine.  So I will rejoice this Easter.  And I will be glad in this day because God played the final card and won.  I can now live in a world where sin and death no longer reign.  I can now live in a world where God can use the harm in this fallen world for good.  So let us rejoice!

William Kang

(1) See Genesis 50:20. See also “The Passion of Jesus Christ” by John Piper