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Matthew
Sermon Series: “The Difficult Sayings of Jesus”
Today the difficult saying that we are going to study is one that Jesus said while dying on the cross of Calvary.
“My God, My God, why have Your forsaken Me?”
This is the hardest of all the hard sayings.
Reported by both Mark and Matthew, both gospel writers recorded that after Jesus said these words, with a loud cry, Jesus breathed His last.
I’m sure that some of you have wondered what this really means.
The common theological answer lies what Isaiah said that “God laid on Jesus the iniquity of us all”.
When Jesus was dying on the cross, the sins of the whole world have been placed on on Him.
Therefore a Holy God could not stand the sight of it and for a moment turned His back on Jesus.
The wrath of God was then poured out on Jesus in our behalf.
In saying “My God, My God why have You forsaken Me?..” We think of Jesus crying for help or a cry of loneliness or desolation.
To study this, we have to start with the doctrine of GRACE.
GRACE
Grace is a common word used by Christians and has been defined by Theologians in terms that are easier to understand.
We think of grace as “unmerited favor”, the means by which we are saved.
G.R.A.C.E. - God’s riches at Christ’s expense.
All these cliches on grace are sound and true, but they lead us to confine the doctrine of grace to the writings of St. Paul.
And many Christians, even seasoned Theologians tend to ascribe this teaching to the Apostle Paul.
What I believe is this...
Nobody can teach GRACE better than the One Who provided for it.
Jesus is still the greatest teacher of Grace because He is the Author of it.
Grace is the consistent story of God’s rescue unfolding throughout scripture.
G.R.A.C.E. - The Greatest Rescuing ARM in Christ, Extended to all of us.
Now we go back to today’s difficult saying of Jesus.
In saying “My God, My God why have You forsaken Me?..” We think of Jesus crying for help or a cry of loneliness or desolation.
In reality, in doing so Jesus was actually quoting from an Old Testament Psalm.
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Psal
was written by David a 1,000 years before Jesus was born.
At that time crucifixion was not even invented yet.
But the Psalm clearly talks about crucifixion from verse 16, “they have pierced My hands and My feet”.
In verse 14, the Psalmist said “all my bones are out of joints, my heart melts like wax”.
In the crucifixion process the blood loss causes the heart to beat harder and harder and Jesus became extremely fatigued.
Jesus proclaimed His mission in the midst of agony.
The rest of the Psalm is an accurate depiction of the horrors of crucifixion and its physical torment.
In verse 14, the Psalmist said “all my bones are out of joint, my heart melts like wax”.
In the crucifixion process the blood loss causes the heart to beat harder and harder and Jesus became extremely fatigued.
In verse 15 we see that Jesus was dehydrated.
In the middle of all the unimaginable suffering, the Psalm says that Jesus had to endure the scorn of men.
So great the physical suffering may be, as He hung in excruciating pain on the cross, the pain of His broken heart is even much greater.
Jesus did this for you and for me.
So great the physical suffering may be, as He hung in excruciating pain on the cross, the pain of His broken heart is even much greater.
Salvation is free but it is very costly.
A lot of Christians think of God’s grace as an entitlement or a license to do whatever.
What does this teach us?
We get a better appreciation of the grace of God.
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If Christ cried in faith so do we.
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If Christ learned obedience through His death.
We must learn obedience through His life in us.
Grace and Faith go hand in hand.
A lot of Christians think of God’s grace as an entitlement or a license to do whatever.
We have entitlements and it is not necessarily bad.
It only becomes bad when we misuse it.
It becomes seriously bad when we abuse it!
Case in point: Taking a sick leave at work.
Most employees are entitled to a paid time off if they are sick.
Do you think your supervisor does not notice that you only get sick on Mondays or Fridays?
Story is told of an employer who called in sick always on Fridays: (leaves a VM early to make sure his boss wasn’t there yet, had to make himself sound really sick - holding his nose, beating his chest) .
One time he was surprised that the boss picked up the phone, upon picking up the boss said “Enjoy your long weekend!”
You see the point is that you are entitled to a sick leave, but do not misuse or abuse the privilege, do not lie about your health.
Note too that even though a sick leave is a privilege that you get a day off for free, it is not really free, someone still has to pay for the amount of your daily rate.
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