Matthew 27:45-50
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And 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?” And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “ This man is calling Elijah.” And 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. But the others said, “ Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And 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?” And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “ This man is calling Elijah.” And 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. But the others said, “ Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
“On this Good Friday, I am moved, Lord Jesus that you stepped into my abyss of aloneness in death. You experienced separation by choice, so I could experience unity by grace. You were excluded so I could be included. You so redeemed my life, that even death is not an enemy but a friend that ushers me into Your glory. You hung in destitute darkness, so I could stand in Your light. I grieve over my sin that drove You to the cross. I rejoice over the love and grace that held You there. Today be praised, O Lover of my soul. Be magnified in your humiliation. Let me love you once again and love you more fully, my Savior and my King.”
To God be the glory!
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