Jesus died on the cross by His authority given to Him by His Father.          (John 10:18)   At the moment Jesus died in the darkness that covered the land (Matthew 27:45), an earthquake occurred.  The Roman soldiers guarding Jesus as He died were terrified.  One of those men exclaimed: (NIV) Luke 23:47 “…‘Surely this was […]

  Jesus said seven “words” from the cross.  These words were sentences and fragments of sentences fulfilling prophecy.   What were the two last phrases or “words” that Jesus uttered?  (NASB) John 19:30“…‘It is finished!’ And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.”   Jesus knew that He had done everything that needed […]

  Jesus’ faith was in His Father – even when His Father and God had turned away from Him.  Christ Jesus took my sins and yours on Himself as He hung on the cross.  His faith never wavered.  He cried out “Why?”, but even with that cry He trusted His God to follow through and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Proverbs 3:5-6   Father, You are the God of the living and the dead.  Your Son died so that I would be freed, delivered from my sins.  Thank You.   You tell me that I am to trust in You with all my heart.  I am not […]

  Jesus had been on the cross for hours and He had suffered excruciatingly in every way.  Darkness had covered the land for three of those hours.  The extreme loneliness, the isolation, the separation from His Father ~ all contributed to His cry.  (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a […]