Matthew 27:46
CRY OF THE SOUL
It was the 9th
hour and darkness covered the land. Spurgeon comments, “Our Lord was then in the darkest part of His way. He
had trodden the winepress for hours, and the work was almost finished. He had reached
the culminating point of His anguish.”[1] At
this point came the cry of His soul: “My God,
my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” It declares the feeling of rejection.
There are three reasons the Son was rejected:
It
was the moment our sin became His. It is not the result of any corporeal pain
being endured. He bore at that moment the wrath of God on account of our sins. God
rejecting God—who can understand this? It was the ingredient of His atoning sufferings.
He was taking on our sin that was may be righteous before God (2 Cor. 5:21).
God did
not interfere on Christ’s behalf to terminate those sufferings and rescue Him
from the hands of His enemies. His plan and will had to be carried out. The
payment had to be paid. It was the manifestation of God’s regard for the honor
of His law and will.
The
Son was left destitute of the sense of His Father’s care and protection. God’s
comfort may be withdrawn, but not His presence! The will of men was free to
carry out Satan’s desires. It was allowed of God, but not His doing.
How should this
endear the Redeemer of the world to us, who was willing to suffer such things
for our sakes. In this cry we see the completeness of Christ’s obedience. He
paid it all!
very good, thank you Lord for all you did.
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