THE SEVEN WORDS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS
Joseph was not present at family occasions like the Wedding Feast of Cana and had probably died before the public ministry of Jesus, or else he would have been the one to take care of Mary following the Passion of Our Lord. In fact, this passage indicates that Jesus was the only child of Mary, because if he did have natural brothers or sisters, they would have provided for her.
But Jesus looks to John to care for her. Another striking phrase indicating Jesus of Nazareth was an only child is Mark 6: Now if James, Joses and Judas and Simon were also natural sons of Mary, Jesus would not have been called the "son of Mary," but rather "one of the sons of Mary. This was the only expression of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. Both Gospels related that it was in the ninth hour, after 3 hours of darkness, that Jesus cried out this fourth word.
The ninth hour was three o'clock in Judea. After the fourth Word, Mark related with a horrible sense of finality, "And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last" Mark One is struck by the anguished tone of this expression in contrast to the first three words of Jesus. He feels separated from his Father.
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This cry is from the painful heart of the human Jesus who must feel deserted by His Father and the Holy Spirit, not to mention his earthly companions the disciples, who "all left him and fled" Matthew As if to emphasize his loneliness, Mark But is not this exactly what happens to all of us when we die? We too are all alone at the time of death! Jesus completely lives the human experience as we do, and by doing so, frees us from the clutches of sin.
His fourth Word is the opening line of Psalm 22, and thus his cry from the Cross recalls the cry of Israel, and of all innocent persons who suffer. Psalm 22 of David makes a striking prophecy of the crucifixion of the Messiah at a time when crucifixion was not known to exist: There can not be a more dreadful moment in the history of man as this moment. Jesus who came to save us is crucified, and He realizes the horror of what is happening and what He now is enduring. He is about to be engulfed in the raging sea of sin. Evil triumphs, as Jesus admits: But it is only for a moment.
The burden of all the sins of humanity for a moment overwhelm the humanity of our Savior. But does this not have to happen? Does this not have to occur if Jesus is to save us?
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It is in defeat of his humanity that the Divine plan of His Father will be completed. It is by His death that we are redeemed. There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all" I Timothy 2: By his wounds you have been healed. The fifth word of Jesus is His only human expression of His physical suffering. Jesus is now in shock. The wounds inflicted upon him in the scourging, the crowning with thorns, losing blood on the three-hour walk through the city of Jerusalem on the Via Dolorosa to Golgotha, and the nailing upon the cross are now taking their toll.
THE FIRST WORD
The Gospel of John first refers to thirst when Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life" John 4: This passage implies there is more than just physical thirst. Jesus also thirsts in a spiritual sense. He thirsts for love. He thirsts for the love of his Father, who has left him unaided during this dreadful hour when He must fulfill his mission all alone.
And he thirsts for the love and salvation of his people, the human race. Jesus practiced what he preached:. The familiar passage in Proverbs 3 makes it even more plain. My friend pointed out in his e-mail to me that there are three different voices that we can hear -- and he is absolutely correct. Now that we know we can hear God's voice, we need to be alerted to the fact that there are other voices whispering into our ears as well. In fact, there are three voices that we can hear -- the voice of God, the voice of our own fleshly desires, and the voice of the Devil.
But Jesus tells us in John Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.
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It is by practicing, by reason of use, that we are able to discern whether what we hear is of God, our flesh, or the Devil. Our own flesh can scream pretty loud especially when we are under pressure, or we want something very badly. And the Devil is the father of lies -- he is the great deceiver. So how can we know whether we're hearing the voice of God?
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The Bible gives us seven basic keys or filters through which every possible leading should be judged. We are to carefully examine the thoughts and intentions of our hearts -- and the words of godly people who may have influence on us by their words and actions -- through the use of these seven keys:. Many times the Lord will confirm His direction to us through three, four or more of these keys -- especially when we are in the process of making an important, life-changing decision. The bottom line, as Pat Robertson has said for years, is that big decisions take big prayer.
In other words, as we humble ourselves before the Lord, seek His guidance in our lives, the Good Shepherd will be faithful to lead us, "…in paths of righteousness for His name's sake" Psalm In the coming weeks we'll look more closely at these seven keys that God has given to help us discern whether what we are sensing is of God, our flesh or the Devil. Because God loves us and wants us to relate to Him, He has given us these clear principles in the Bible to guide us. The New Testament talks of the early disciples -- people like Paul, Aquila and Priscilla -- as people who heard the voice of God.
My friend who wrote the e-mail will be happy to know that this was the report made of them: Yes, my friend, you can hear and know the voice of God. And because of this the world is changing -- more than perhaps you've heard. Share your testimony of how you have grown to know the voice of God. Are you having trouble discerning God's voice from the other things you hear? Did you know that you could hear God's voice?
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The voice of salvation. Psalm 29 vs 4. You get the maximum power of the voice when you have the Holy Spirit. You cannot maximize the voice without the Holy Spirit. The Majestic Voice — 4. The voice of the Lord is breaking.
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