I am saddened and happy. It is by far, the most conflicted day for me spiritually. I don't want my Lord to die, but I know that He must in order for me to be with the Father. I know it is my fault He is there. He didn't just die for all of us, He died for one of us. He died for you. He died for me. Thank God He Loves us so much!
Day 44
Scripture
Mark 15:33-41
- Before Reading the scripture today; Pray and ask the spirit to guide you in the reading:
- 33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
- 35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
- 36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
- 37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
- 38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
- 40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
Wisdom
- It is time to reflect on the sacrifice of Christ for us. The passion that God has for us is so amazing that He sent His Son to die for us.
- I didn’t use the entire scripture of Jesus’ passing but just the very last section of Jesus’ last breath. As He died it is believed that as He cried out to God and as He finished breathing that all sin; past, present, and future came upon him. And then He died.
- Then the curtain in the temple; the one that separated God from the people, was torn apart. To symbolize that now Jesus is our direct connection with God and that God Himself is no longer in the temples; the Holy Spirit is.
- I love what happened to the roman centurion here. As he watched as Jesus took His last breath the centurion realized that Jesus was the Son of God. Because who can possibly ignore the skies darkening (remember it is 3 in the afternoon) and the earth shaking the moment Jesus died. I can only imagine what those who were present were feeling when they witnessed everything that happened. The guilt of those that nailed and crucified Him, the regret of those who condemned Him, the sorrow of those who loved Him, the fear of those who didn’t believe Him.
- Focus on why this is called Good Friday. It may have been an amazingly sad day in human history; we killed the King of Kings. It is also the day we were given entrance back into the Kingdom of God.
Apply
- Who do you connect with; the centurion who just realized that Jesus was the Son of God or His close friends that were watching?
- Take some time and do this; close your eyes and imagine you are there. Watching as Jesus cries out to His father and He takes His last breath. Watch as the sky darkens in the middle of the afternoon and hear a loud boom in the sky, feel the rocks below your feet tremble and watch the ground split in places, listen to the people run out of the temple screaming as their most holy cloth was torn in two pieces before their very eyes. As you open your eyes, take some time and pray for what Jesus just experienced. If there is pain, sorrow, guilt, shame, anything that needs to rest on Him, give it up.
- Give it up. Feel the freedom that can only come from knowing Christ Jesus.
Prayer
- Pray and thank Jesus for what He has done for you and for everyone. Praise Him for His mercy and salvation He has given us. Ask Jesus now to come into your life and guide your steps and watch over you so that His sacrifice would not be wasted. Spend time thinking about what He has done for you.
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