Voice of the Cross – Part 5
“I thirst.” — John 19:28 As I was meditating on this verse, I went through mixed feelings. As a first reaction I went on the obvious and peripheral interpretation. This was a very natural, obvious condition of someone who has gone through so much of physical stress. Being thirsty must have been a sign of…
Voice of the Cross- Part 4
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from my deliverance, and from my words of groaning? Psalm 22:1 “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Mark 15:34 Psalm 22 is such a parallel to the day of Jesus’ Crucifixion to the extent that, in my view,…
Voice of the Cross – Part 2
“Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.” — Luke 23:43 It is the most definitive and personal approval to enter into eternal life, given to someone who was waiting for something else. He was hanging on the cross, about to die, must have been regretting all the wrongdoings of the past, and this point…
Voice of the Cross – Part 1
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 I have heard many sermons on this verse and the common theme of the message was to forgive others like Jesus forgave us. I think there’s a lot more to that and as I was reflecting on the verse, I saw a different…