Each year during Holy Week as I mark off the final week of Jesus’ earthly ministry, my heart and mind returns to Lockridge’s sermon “It’s Friday…but Sunday’s coming.” As he reflected on the evils leading to Jesus’ death (“It’s Friday. The world is winning, people are sinning, evil is grinning. It’s Friday…but Sunday’s coming.”) Lockridge reminded his hearers that even though things look bad, Resurrection Day was just a few days from now. 

Yesterday, news broke that another of our Southern Baptist leaders had fallen morally. For about 24 hours now, I have grieved for him, his family, whomever else was involved, and for the reputation of Jesus’ people in our increasingly hostile culture. Sin has waylaid another fellow pilgrim, and I hate it. 

So, as I contemplated the news and my own inclinations toward sin, I needed to get  lost in the person of Jesus the Christ. He is my King, and He has won. His resurrection, celebrated this Sunday in most of the western churches, has changed everything. No matter where you are or what you’ve done, Jesus’ victory is enough for those who trust in Him. And, I find that when I am in a grieving state, I need to be reminded that Jesus is my all in all.