Tag: Jesus last words on the cross

Here again we see Jesus refer to God as His Father.  The work is done and once again God is His Father.  He was no longer separated from His Father.  God was His Father. He now voluntarily entrust His spirit into the hands of His Father.  In the same way you and I need to…

This is a cry of victory.  His suffering is over.  His work on earth is done.   He has accomplished the work His Father had prepared for Him.  He had made a way!  It was not a half job and nothing was left incomplete.  It was done, it was complete, it was finished!  He had done…

Prophetic fulfillment of: Psalm 69:21 ‘They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.’ Jesus was suffering.  There was a human side to this suffering.  As Jesus cried out ‘I thirst!’ He gives us a glimpse of His human suffering.  And today we have One who has suffered and was tempted…

GOD TURNS HIS BACK ON HIS SON JESUS Jesus did not say: ‘My God, it feels like you have forsaken me!’  Jesus knew what was happening.  God was placing the sin of all mankind on His Son and in that moment God, who could tolerate sin, turned away.  To be ‘forsaken’ is undesirable state.  To…

JESUS COMMITMENTS HIS LIFE INTO HIS FATHER’S HANDS Here again we see Jesus refer to God as His Father.  The work is done and once again God is His Father.  He was no longer separated from His Father.  God was His Father. He now voluntarily entrust His spirit into the hands of His Father.  In…

JESUS IS VICTORIOUS This is a cry of victory.  His suffering is over.  His work on earth is done.   He has accomplished the work His Father had prepared for Him.  He had made a way!  It was not a half job and nothing was left incomplete.  It was done, it was complete, it was finished! …

JESUS SHOWS US HIS HUMAN SIDE Prophetic fulfilment of: Psalm 69:21 ‘They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.’ Jesus was suffering.  There was a human side to this suffering.  As Jesus cried out ‘I thirst!’ He gives us a glimpse of His human suffering.  And today we have One…

JESUS CRIES OUT GOD TURNS HIS BACK ON HIS SON JESUS Jesus did not say: ‘My God, it feels like you have forsaken me!’  Jesus knew what was happening.  God was placing the sin of all mankind on His Son and in that moment God, who could tolerate sin, turned away.  To be ‘forsaken’ is…