Reading
SAA Notes
Amongst the many important issues and points raised in this passage, I would highlight this one: Jesus was forsaken by God the Father. He paid the penalty for my sin and yours. This is what the Bible calls the second death. (Revelation 2:11, 20:6,14, 21:8)
SJA Notes
* Loving God, thank You for giving us Your word that we can read each day. Please help us to understand more of You today.
“And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.”
How great a depth is in this verse alone.
To see the Son, God’s word become flesh, to see Him yielding up His Spirit.
It must have been a voice loud like no other voice heard before or since.
Because this is the Being who is the energy by which creation came about AND the energy that continues to sustain all things.
Look at what happens in response to this loud voice, this yielding – Strange events, happenings that cannot be explained through a mortal lens.
This is our King. He gave Himself up as a ransom for many, for us.
Praise God!
* Dear God,
We praise You, for You have saved us.
We praise Jesus, You the Son, what a Saviour!
Hallelujah!
Amen.