DECEMBER 13 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#33 “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)

 

DECEMBER 13  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  

JQ#33  

“Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, 

why have You forsaken Me?”  

(Matthew 27:46)

LIVING FOR JESUS - Daily Prayer   

JESUS, Lord You ARE the King of kings, the LORD of all lords, 

and all praise and glory are Yours and Yours Alone! Never has a

 leader sacrificed so much for His people  nor achieved so much for

 His people through sacrificing His own life — for there is

 NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN 

WHEREBY WE CAN BE SAVED FROM SIN!!!  

You LORD have the WORDS of Eternal Life and You seek the souls

 of men to set them FREE — Lord forgive me my shortcomings 

and my transgressions — I pray that the Light you have placed

 in me will not be extinguished by my iniquities but will burn brighter

 as I Share Christ with others who are in darkness.     

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus has suffered the cross and upon a Cross of Crucifixion, 

Jesus is concluding by His Obedience to the Father’s Will and 

remaining on the Cross until He has 

Shed His Last Drop of Divine Blood,

 the Father’s, the Son’s, and the Holy Spirit’s 

Master Plan of Salvation 

which Jesus had announced 

His Purpose for Coming to Earth 

as He started His Earthly Public Ministry. 

Matthew records the first words of Jesus 

as He allowed John the Baptist (John had been preaching

 the Coming of the Messiah) —

“Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” 

(Matthew 3:2) 

— for when John “tried to prevent” Jesus from being baptized by him, 

Jesus said, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting

 for us to fulfill all righteousness.” 

(Matthew 3:15) 

When John, the “forerunner” of Jesus, baptized the Messiah 

that had taken on flesh and had just declared that His Purpose

 was “to fulfill all righteousness” surely John could not imagine 

that the “fulfilling of all righteousness” would be concluded

 with crucifixion and the death of the Messiah 

whom John had just baptized!?!?  John had seen Jesus come up out 

of the water after being baptized by him and Matthew writes; 

“behold, the heavens were opened to [Jesus the Messiah] 

and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove 

and alighting upon Him. 

And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, 

‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’” 

(Matthew 3:16-17) 

So Jesus was “baptized” by the “forerunner of the Chosen One” 

declaring that it was “to fulfill all righteousness” 

and God’s Spirit descended upon Him as God declared,

 “This is My Son…” 

and that is the 

Perfect Picture of the Resurrection

 which is the symbol of

 Baptism in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 

as we through baptism identify ourselves 

with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, 

being raised to life eternal 

for “it pleased the Father that in [His Son Jesus] that all 

fulness should dwell; and, having made peace through the 

blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things…in the

 body of His flesh through death, to present [ourselves] 

holy and blameless, and above reproach in His sight.” 

(Colossians 1:19-22) 

After being baptized, Jesus began His Earthly Ministry by rebuking

 the devil with the Scriptures when after 40 days of prayer and fasting

 He was tempted by Satan— Jesus’ first words as He then started

 His Earthly Ministry recorded by Matthew were: 

 

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 

(Matthew 4:17) 

Now Jesus has undergone the baptism of the grave after His death

 on the cross and He has been Resurrected by the Father 

and the borrowed tomb where He was laid is 

EMPTY, and an “angel of the LORD”

 had declared to those who saw the EMPTY TOMB first,

  

“He is not here; for He is risen” 

(Matthew 28:6) !  

and as the women were going to tell the

 

GOOD NEWS

 

to His disciples, Jesus appeared to them 

and His first words as He starts 

His Heavenly Ministry after His RESURRECTION is 

“REJOICE” 

(Matthew 28:9) 

It is interesting to note that 

Jesus outlines the Entire Gospel with just two words:

 “REPENT” 

and 

“REJOICE” 

— and that He then adds our commission as Believers 

with this encouragement:

 “Do not be afraid. 

Go and tell My brethren…they will see Me.” 

(Matthew 28:10)

 GOD PROMISED to SEND HIS SON and HE DID — 

and now the SON PROMISES that all who BELIEVE 

the GOOD NEWS will SEE JESUS ——— 

and WE WILL!!!!! 

DECEMBER 12 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#33 “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)

 

DECEMBER 12  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  

JQ#33  

“Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, 

why have You forsaken Me?”  

(Matthew 27:46)

LIVING FOR JESUS - Daily Prayer    

JESUS, another day awakening 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 and the Holy Spirit’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

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 Roman 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 ARE NOW COMPLETE!!!  

 THE WORLD NOW HAS 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 

GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES!!!