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Did God forsake His Son in His last moments?
eagle:
Q: Did God forsake His Son on the cross? A: No !!!
But then the big question is: why did Jesus say ”
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
I contemplated this last week for the umpteenth time, and suddenly I heard The Spirit say loud and clear: ”mediator”. And no, that does not happen to me on a day to day basis :), so I rushed to my computer and started studying .Before I show you the Scriptures, here is definitions of two important words:
From the Freedictionary.com
a mediator
1. One that mediates, especially one that reconciles differences between disputants.
2. Physiology A substance or structure that mediates a specific response in a bodily tissue
To intercede
1. To plead on another's behalf.
2. To act as mediator in a dispute
Now the Scriptures:
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;1 Timothy 2:5
There it is!! Jesus spoke on our behalf!! That is why he did not say ”My Father, My Father, why hast thou forsaken me” Jesus was speaking/crying on our behalf,for all mankind.
But there is so much more to this
"Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one." Gal 3:20
Compare this verse to the first verse I quoted, and notice the last 4 words:”...the man Christ Jesus”.
In the ”equation” : God-mediator-man , Jesus not only became the mediator, He became the man .
Because:
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.Rom 3:10-11
It is the age old question ”Adam, where art thou?” being answered by the last Adam :Jesus on the cross with His arms stretched out open wide crying out ” Here I Am”
He became man seeking/pleading with God , and the mediator .
Because He cried ”My God, my God...” the following verse has become a reality:
"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." Gal 4:6
"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God" 1. Cr 1: 17-18
I will stop now and wish you and your loved ones a happy easter.
Kind regards
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