| TODAY'S SCRIPTURE "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" ( Matthew 27:46)
TODAY'S WORD , have you ever felt alone or forsaken by friends and family? Perhaps you have experienced a time where it seemed like God had abandoned you? Maybe you even felt as though your prayers were not heard and God had given up on you.
If so, then you have a vague idea of what Jesus felt in the most difficult day of His life on earth. The day when He hung on that Roman cross 2,000 years ago and cried out the words, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27:46).
It is important to note, however, that if you are a child of God you have never been nor will you ever be forsaken by God. Jesus made sure of this on the cross. He was not heard so that we might be heard. The ear of God was closed to Him for a time that it might be open to us forever. So you have not been forsaken by God. Nor will you ever be. For God Himself said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5).
A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY Dear Lord, as I come before you this morning, my spirit is filled with thanks that you have given me a life and filled it with meaning. Knowing that you have a purpose for me is such a gift as I cannot express; even when the world or my own thoughts fill me with feelings of worthlessness, I can turn to you and know, fully certain, that you are in charge and have filled my existence with meaning and purpose I cannot fully understand. Lord Christ, you promised that if we love you and obey your teaching, you and the Father will make your home with us; I declare my love for you; and there is nothing I want more than to have you live with me, present in my life. Help me to to follow your teaching in every way; for you have given us grace, that by your death and resurrection, we may be perfect before you. Accept my love and be with me, today and always, I pray; not by my merit, but by your grace, oh Christ, oh one true God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen |
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