Monday – Gospels

Reading – Mark 15-16

Highlight Verse:

“Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?””
‭‭Mark‬ ‭15‬:‭34‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I almost highlighted the verse where the crowd shouted “Crucify Him” because I imagined the sting of hearing the crowd that had welcomed Him as royalty now wanting Him dead.

Then I realized that, on the cross, as the weight of all the world’s sin brought him temporary separation from God the Father,

His anguish must have been unequalled. In that moment,

He experienced the pain of separation that we all deserve.

There could have been no greater pain.

But it was followed by the joy of resurrection.

Jesus defeated death and came back to life. In this sacrifice and resurrection, we are offered a way out of sin and into life and joy.

Can you grasp the depth of Jesus’ pain on the cross as He felt the full separation from God pfor the first time?
Does the depth of His pain compel you to accept the sacrifice so that His pain would not be wasted?