Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Opening Thoughts:
Of all of Christ’s sufferings, this very well could have been the worst.
Scripture:
Prophecy: Psalm 22:1, Fulfilment: Matthew 27:46
Devotion:
How can God forsake God? It is beyond our comprehension to think of eternality. The thought of no beginning and no end. God is not bound by time, so to think that God the Father, Son, and Spirit have coexisted for all time, perfect fellowship, oneness and unity ended for one moment in time. I can’t imagine the pain and suffering Jesus felt physically in his body, but I believe it pales in comparison to the suffering that Jesus went through when God had to turn his back on him while he became sin for us.
Application:
Many times we think the physical sufferings of this world are the worst things we can go through, but it should affect us just as much when we sin and break fellowship with the Lord. Jesus became sin for us, so you and I wouldn’t have to die and go to hell. We, on the other hand, voluntarily sin knowing that it will cause a riff in our fellowship with the Lord. May the Lord help us to see sin as he sees it, a fellowship and unity breaker.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to be mindful of my sin. Help me to confess my sin to you so that our fellowship can be renewed.