Forsaken for Our Sake

UV 707/10,000 Forsaken for Our Sake About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “ Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani? -that means, “ My God , My God why have you forsaken me?” God had forsaken the stricken and wounded Jesus for the first time in eternity while He was nailed to the cross. This separation from the Godhead was necessary to restore the union of God and mankind. For our sake, Jesus was forsaken. He was the price to be paid to ransom us by faith. For the price to be fully paid, He had to loose His intimate connection with the Father – a painful interruption of the communion of the Trinity. From the sixth hour to the ninth hour or from noon to 3 pm the earth was shrouded in darkness to signify this separation, the darkness into which the soul of Jesus was plunged in order pay the price for every man’s life. At 3 pm again, the daylight was restored to signify the dawn of a new hope for all mankind. The curtain that separated the people from the Holy of Holies or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in Jerusalem was torn by God from top to bottom to signify the restored fellowship of mankind with God. The death of Jesus was a decision He took on the cross to commit or release His spirit into God’s hands. At that moment, He released the goodness, mercy and grace upon us who believe. His death guarantees eternal life for each of us. His five wounds on His head and face, back and chest, hands, knees and feet released the power of God to heal our minds, bless our work, bless our faith, guarantee answers to our prayers and bless the places we travel to. It is our turn to ask the Lord, “ Why do you embrace me? How can you love me so?” Our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus declares us perfect in the sight of God. He has justified our lives. In place of our old debit account, He has opened a faith credit account in our names. He has credited us with absolute righteousness just by virtue of the death and resurrection of Christ and our faith in His saving grace. The wages of sin of all mankind was potentially paid by Him but those who believe and align their lives with His Word alone will appropriate the blessings of grace and peace. Having been justified, we need to collaborate with the Holy Spirit in sanctifying our lives degree by degree till we reach or attain the standards or example of Jesus. The vicarious unrighteousness or sinfulness of Adam and Eve that passed on to all mankind was now replaced by the vicarious righteousness of Jesus. Prateep V Philiphttp www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOY0mjjmx8Y Listen to this Blessong: