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Why, Lord? Why? Jul 31 2010
"My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" - Psalm 22:1
Many Christians have a hard time understanding why on the cross Christ cried out, "Father, why have You forsaken Me?" On the surface, it seems contradictory to what we know of Christ, His understanding of His earthly mission, and His relationship with God. But the truth is that instead of being a contradiction, these words are actually a wonderful blessing for all of us!
Understand that when Jesus said those words, it was the exact moment He took all our sins upon Himself. And because God will have nothing to do with sin, Jesus was separated from His Heavenly Father. It's a picture of God having to turn away when His Son took that awful punishment of absorbing all of our sins. So Jesus cried out because he felt separated from His Father for the only time in all eternity.
Here is what is so wonderful about Christ doing this. What do we do when we face tragedy, disappointments, and rejection in our lives? Our tendency is to cry out to God, "Why? Why have You allowed this?" It's so encouraging to realize that the God of the universe understands when we ask Him why? He knows the pain. He knows what it's like to say, "Why Lord? Why?"
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Yes, report it NevermindHow many of you read "Quiet Strength" by Tony Dungy? It is an inspirational story of one man's faith and how it has guided him in good and bad times. I recommend it, whether you are a believer or not.
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Yes, report it NevermindMuch is made of the physical agony of Jesus' crucifixion.... but the heartsick feeling of "conviction" of ALL SIN was probably far worse than any of the physical agony. When I reel conviction for JUST ONE of my own sins in God's presence, I feel a physical sensation of my innards dropping .... as I realize the sinfulness of sin, and how it grieves my Father. Then I think of Jesus experiencing this on the cross for the first time, and for ALL SINS, and all at once, along with His first break of fellowship with the Father.... If I take the heartsickness I have felt and multiply it by 10 billion, I still would not come close to the heartsick feeling of Jesus that caused him to cry out on the cross. Thank you Jesus.
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Yes, report it NevermindI think the song by Casting Crowns "Blessed Redeemer" tells the story of this Scripture perfectly. Especially where is says "no one but Jesus ever loved so".
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Yes, report it NevermindGrant, I have seen that Tony Dungy will have a new book releasing on Aug. 3rd and he will be in the Atlanta area for a book tour just in case you are interested. You can find details at tyndale.com.
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Yes, report it NevermindThanks Janice. I will.
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Yes, report it NevermindGrant, when you go to the tyndale.com site you need to look under "Recent News" to find the tour info. I hope you get to see him.
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Yes, report it NevermindI have often thought about the physical pain Jesus must of gone through and I've thought about the men next to him that felt pain and suffering from dieing that way also. To me the difference was that he Loved them and us so very much and I can't imagine the pain he felt as he said; "Forgive them, for they know not what they do." How his heart must have been breaking for the lost souls and what they will suffer.