Thank God, It is Finished

At about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out, with a loud voice, "Eli`, Eli`, lema` sebachtha`ni?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" - Matthew 27:46

If anyone doubts the veracity of Scripture, he should look to passages such as this.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Matthew recorded (for all eternity) these words of Christ from the cross. Being an ex-tax collector who wrote with the purpose of proving that the Nazarene named Jesus was the Messiah, it would have seemed appropriate for Matthew to have "edited" this one statement. Seeing that Jesus' words could be construed as the despairing words of a disillusioned, dying man, why would Matthew include them?

First, Jesus (in fact) spoke them and God's Word is truth without any mixture of error. Second, in these words from the cross itself, we understand the depth of Jesus' sacrifice. Beyond the physical pain He suffered was the anguish of momentary separation between Father and Son; a separation made necessary due to the sinfulness of all mankind, including yours and mine.

Thank God, it is finished. That's the truth!

Jesus' willing sacrifice on Calvary makes every other act of service in human history pale in comparison. - Kevin Harney