A Good Friday Thought

On this Good Friday, the Prime Time Devo is a repeat from the Gospel of Mark as we remember the price our Lord paid for our sins. It comes from: Mr 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" As the supernatural darkness comes to a close at 3 in the afternoon, Jesus cries out: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” During these 3 hours, Jesus was made sin for us, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, (2 Cor 5:21) and He became a curse for us: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" (Ga 3:13) God turned completely away from Jesus (forsook Him) because He embodied every sin that has been or will be committed. Jesus was forsaken because God is too holy to allow sin in His presence. Hab 1:13a says, “You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness.” Think of it. Every single sin ever committed. That lie you told last week? Paid for. That adulterous glance at pornography? Covered. That abortion. On Jesus' tab. Because Jesus became forsaken, you and I are not forsaken. Because God looked away from Jesus, He will not look away from us. Is it any wonder then, that God insists that no one can come to Him except through His Son Jesus? Do you really think that God is going to allow some other way to heaven after what happened on Calvary? Repent and believe the gospel! Think differently about God and believe that full payment of sin was made on Calvary, then receive His free gift of forgiveness through faith in His Son. It's the only way! Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” And now you know one of the reasons why.