Jesus’ 4th Statement

Matthew 27:46 · 2025-04-15 · Tim Weaver · 7 Statements From The Cross

Matthew 27:46 · Jesus' Passion. Jesus’ 4th Statement — sermon from Cypress Bible Church on BibleSlides.

Jesus’ 4th Statement “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” THOSE TERRIFYING WORDS SPOKEN BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AS HE IS HANGING ON THE CROSS, NEAR DEATH – OCCURS IN TWO OF THE GOSPELS. I KNOW THAT MANY IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY HAVE CRIED OUT THESE WORDS DURING SEASONS OF SUFFERING AND IN DOING SO, YOU FEEL GOD-FORSAKEN. MANY HAVE CRIED OUT BY DAY WITH NO ANSWER BY NIGHT WHERE IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NO REST FOR THE ANXIOUS SOUL. AND NOW, WE HEAR THESE WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF JESUS, THE INNOCENT SUFFERER, PREPARES TO DIE FOR THE SINS OF ALL OF MANKIND, YOUR SIN AND MINE. – “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW AND MARK SAYS THAT “NOW FROM THE SIXTH HOUR THERE WAS DARKNESS OVER ALL THE LAND UNTIL THE NINTH HOUR. AND ABOUT THE NINTH HOUR JESUS CRIED OUT WITH A LOUD VOICE IN ARAMAIC, SAYING, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” MATTHEW DESCRIBES THIS DENSE, UNNATURAL DARKNESS COVERING THE LAND FOR THREE HOURS. IN SCRIPTURE, DARKNESS IS A VISIBLE SIGN OF GOD’S JUDGMENT AND DISPLEASURE. DARKNESS IS SYMBOLIC OF SEPARATION FROM THE VERY ONE WHO IS LIGHT. JESUS SUFFERS BENEATH THE WEIGHT OF THIS DARKNESS FOR THREE HOURS. AROUND THE NINTH HOUR, 3:00 PM, JESUS EMERGES OUT OF THE DARKNESS AND BREAKS THE SILENCE, CRYING OUT IN DISTRESSED DESOLATION, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” PSALM 22:1 POURS FORTH FROM THE SINLESS SON OF GOD AS HE FACES ABANDONMENT FROM EVERYONE, INCLUDING HIS FATHER. PSALM 22:1 READS: MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? WHY ARE YOU SO FAR FROM SAVING ME, FROM THE WORDS OF MY GROANING?” THIS SCRIPTURE EXPRESSES THE DEPTH AND HORROR OF WHAT JESUS WAS SUFFERING. IN THIS VERY MOMENT, JESUS WAS PLUNGED INTO OUTER DARKNESS AWAY FROM THE FATHER’S PRESENCE TO BEAR THE SINS OF THE WORLD. HE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FATHER, TO GIVE LIFE AS A RANSOM FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. ALTHOUGH JESUS FELT THE FULL WEIGHT OF SEPARATION FROM GOD THAT OUR SIN DEMANDED AND FOR THE FIRST TIME HE WAS TRULY ALONE. AS YOU REFLECT TODAY ON THIS SIMPLE TRUTH, THAT BOTH THE FATHER AND THE SON WERE WILLING TO ENDURE TOGETHER THE AGONY OF THE CROSS. FOR YOU AND I TO OBTAIN OUR SALVATION, THE FATHER PAINSTAKINGLY SEPARATED HIMSELF FROM THE SON BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. JESUS’ WAS ABANDONED ONLY MOMENTARILY SO THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH ASSURANCE ETERNALLY. A STARTLING REALTY FOR SO MANY IS THAT JESUS, THE INNOCENT SUFFERER WAS GOD-FORSAKEN SO THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE. HIS CRY, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” IS NOT THE CRY OF THE GOD-FORSAKEN GOD, IT IS THE CRY WE HAVE BEEN VOICING SINCE THE BEGINNING WHEN WE FELL INTO SIN. WE DESERVE TO BE PLUNGED INTO OUTER DARKNESS AND SEPARATED FROM THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD. MY SIN HIDES GOD’S FACE IN THE SENSE THAT ME, THE SINNER, CANNOT PERCEIVE THE LOVING PRESENCE OF G…

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