42. Wala ka sa Lolo ko. The Lord Jesus did not forsake him in his moment of anguish.
24 October 2020
Crucifixion, seen from the Cross by James Tissot, c. 1890.
James Tissot • Public domain
Mark 15
34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
Mark 15
The Death of Jesus
33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.” (A psalm of David. Psalm 22:1-2,10-11, 22, 25).
Here is something I wrote 13 August 2020.
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The cliche. Disappointments are God's Appointments.
Dear Friend, are you holding back uttering....
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?"
Anguish. Those were the very words of David before he finally became officially King of Israel; the Lord did not take it against David, and even acknowledged him...man after My own heart.
In the same length, The Lord will not take it against you uttering your disappointments with Him. I tell you I uttered those lines about 18 years ago, and He lifted me up from the miry pit, He did not give me over to death; am alive to this very day sharing the goodness of the Lord in my life and to my family.
The Lord is God of the Living...not God of the dead.
Dear Friend, take heart, don't be late for your appointment with God, and open out your heart, no holds barred, and you will be surprised to hear how Our Heavenly Father says He cares for you. Surely, you can take God's word at that. Amen.
Speak out your heart, even without words, even let tears out, as you listen to this song. Praying for you Dear Friend.
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Anguish, agony, deep pain. In Tagalog, “pighati, dalamhati."
Looking back, Psalm 22 is very close to my heart.
I declare praise to God, His compassions never fail, great is His faithfulness.
The Lord has been so good to me and my family all these years. His grace is truly amazing!
My children's children will some day say, wala ka sa Lolo ko, the Lord Jesus did not forsake him in his moment of anguish.
May you be blessed.
Maraming salamat.
Here's more on the moment of anguish of the Lord Jesus at crucifixion.
Mark 15:34
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
This is the only saying which appears in more than one Gospel, and is a quote from Psalm 22:1 (or probably Psalm 42:9). This saying is taken by some as an abandonment of the Son by the Father. Another interpretation holds that at the moment when Jesus took upon himself the sins of humanity, the Father had to turn away from the Son because the Father is "of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong" (Habakkuk 1:13). Other theologians understand the cry as that of one who was truly human and who felt forsaken. Put to death by his foes, very largely deserted by his friends, he may have felt also deserted by God.
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