His Life Given
Matthew 27:45-50
45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
49But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”
50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
The Christian faith is filled with mysteries and concepts that are difficult to grab onto mentally. How Jesus and the Father could be separated such that Jesus would feel utterly forsaken is beyond my ability to grasp. They are two parts of the Trinity, One God in three parts. How could they be separated? I don't know, so like many aspects of the faith this even must be taken at face value and we know that somehow, during those hours Jesus hung on the cross He was "forsaken" by the Father. And then when the time was perfect and the full payment for our sins had been made He surrendered His life and died. It was over. The sacrifice was complete and our salvation had been purchased.
It is important that we keep the proper perspective. Jesus' life wasn't taken from Him, it was given by Him. He paid this tragic price because He loves us. He willingly surrendered Himself into the sorrow because the Trinity is Love. God is Love and Jesus is God. These are "no-brainer" observations. But we must make them on a regular basis for it is there that our salvation lies and we need to be reminded often of His sacrifice.
45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
49But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”
50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
The Christian faith is filled with mysteries and concepts that are difficult to grab onto mentally. How Jesus and the Father could be separated such that Jesus would feel utterly forsaken is beyond my ability to grasp. They are two parts of the Trinity, One God in three parts. How could they be separated? I don't know, so like many aspects of the faith this even must be taken at face value and we know that somehow, during those hours Jesus hung on the cross He was "forsaken" by the Father. And then when the time was perfect and the full payment for our sins had been made He surrendered His life and died. It was over. The sacrifice was complete and our salvation had been purchased.
It is important that we keep the proper perspective. Jesus' life wasn't taken from Him, it was given by Him. He paid this tragic price because He loves us. He willingly surrendered Himself into the sorrow because the Trinity is Love. God is Love and Jesus is God. These are "no-brainer" observations. But we must make them on a regular basis for it is there that our salvation lies and we need to be reminded often of His sacrifice.
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