Hebrews 11 is not a gallery of untouchable heroes. It’s not meant to impress us with extraordinary human achievement. It’s meant to awaken us to the reality that ordinary people—flawed, fearful, often feeble—became instruments in the hands of an extraordinary God because they took Him at His word

Have you ever wanted to give up when the road got steep? The book of Hebrews was written to people just like that—followers of Jesus who were weary, discouraged, and wondering if the struggle was still worth it.

There are moments in life when despair whispers, “No one is coming.” But the gospel proclaims a louder truth: Someone has come. And His name is Jesus.

What if one sacrifice could cleanse your soul, secure your future, and silence your striving—forever?

What does it take to be made right with God? It’s a question I once chased across world religions—Catholicism, Buddhism, meditation, even Scientology. I thought sincerity would lead to truth, that all religions were essentially the same, and that what mattered most was how serious you were. But then I met Jesus—not just in name or history, but in Scripture. And everything changed.

And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him." Mark 16:2–6 (ESV)

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. Luke 23:55–56 (ESV)

On Good Friday, we remember what is of first importance: Christ died for our sins. This powerful meditation unpacks the weight of that truth—substitution, fulfillment, salvation. Not sentiment, but surrender. Not myth, but history. Come and consider the cross, where justice met mercy and love bled for sinners like us.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. John 13:14-15