Astounding Co-operation

Darkness was over the land for three hours ““ there are no recorded words of Jesus during this time. His full concentration and His full co-operation in taking your sins and mine was on Him as He endured the separation from His Father. He fully met all of God”™s requirements for our sins, because they […]

Prayer of the Week

(NIV) John 1:29 “”˜Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”™” Jesus is the Lamb of God, it is to Him to whom we are to pray, praise and be thankful as all in heaven praise Him: (NASB) Revelation 4:8 8 “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, […]

Personal Separation From God

Yesterday we considered the crowd and their apparent lack of concern and concept of what was happening as Jesus was dying on the cross. (NASB) Matthew 27:46-49 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” 47 […]

Separated from God…No Concern, No Concept

Jesus had loudly cried out to God from the cross: (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” Consider the crowd watching His death: (NASB) Matthew 27:47-49 “And some of those who were […]

Separated from God…Prophecy Fulfilled

(NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” Jesus”™ words were fulfillment of prophecy in Psalm 22:1. It was foretold that Messiah would utter those very words and they were a direct quote. […]

Separation from God…Utterly Alone

Jesus was crucified at 9 am, and from 12 pm ““ 3 pm darkness covered the land. Then about 3 pm Jesus cried out: (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is,’MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?’” Forsaken, abandoned […]