DECEMBER 12 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#33-16 >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#33 “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)

LIVING FOR JESUS --- Daily Devotional

DECEMBER 12  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#33-16  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#33  “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”  (Matthew 27:46)

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Jesus, another day awaking to Your Grace is as dynamic as the bright sunshine pouring into our lives! Lord Jesus I thank you for this unmerited Favor You so Graciously bestow on sinners whom Your Holy Spirit has led to repentance — all that is required of us is that we believe that You ARE the Lamb of God, slain before the foundation of the earth because of the Father’s and the Son’s Great Love for the world. Let us  lift our voices in praise and thanksgiving for the Plan of Salvation and the Great Sacrifice of the Father and the Son for the Remission and Forgiveness of sin!    AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

DECEMBER 12  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#33-16  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#33  “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”  (Matthew 27:46)    Jesus has but One thing left to accomplish and the Plan of Salvation that was conceived before the “foundation of the earth” (Revelation 13:8)  will be COMPLETE — The world and the evil intent of men have crucified the Son of God, they have made the Messiah, God’s Chosen One Suffer as no man has ever had to endure, Jesus was then nailed to a cross and crucified and when He yielded His Spirit unto the Father, His side was pierced with a spear to make sure He was dead! The badly mutilated dead body of Jesus was then put into a borrowed tomb and left with the intent to return on the first day of the week after the Passover to finish the burial preparation which had to be suspended because of the Sabbath. “On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priest and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir we remember while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day…” Pilate agreed and said, “‘You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.’ So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.” (Matthew 27:62-66)  So a large stone was rolled over the entrance, a seal was placed on the stone under the penalty of death from the Roman Authorities by the Romans soldiers that were placed at the tomb so that the dead body would not be stolen by the disciples of Jesus! All the actions of everyone recorded were all done because the crucifixion was successful and Jesus was “left for dead”.  But God Kept His Promise as prophetically recorded by David in Psalm 16:10 “You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.” (Psalm 16:10).  And then Isaiah recorded another Promise God had made to Abraham about his offspring being a “blessing to all the families of the earth” (Genesis 12:3)  which was being fulfilled by the Resurrection of Jesus  for Isaiah wrote this Promise of God about Jesus, “I have set You as a Light to the Gentiles, that You should be for Salvation to the ends of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6) Here is how it was recorded by Matthew: “Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the LORD descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door…the angel…said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.’” (Matthew 28:1-6) The angel instructed the women to “go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead…and as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Rejoice!’ So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.” (Matthew 28:8-9) All the Promises of God regarding the Plan of Salvation through the Death-Burial-and Resurrection of His Only Begotten Son as recorded by the prophets of God in the Holy Scriptures IS NOW COMPLETE and we are left with a RISEN SAVIOR who if we seek Him, HE will appear to us and tell us “DO NOT BE AFRAID, REJOICE!”. This account of The Life of Jesus, His Purpose and the Fulfilling of God’s Promises along with the Death/Burial/Resurrection of Jesus  IS the GOSPEL, THE GOOD NEWS and we are to “go quickly and tell”!!! Praise God for HE KEEPS HIS PROMISES!!!