The Cross

As Jesus and the disciples entered Gethsemane He became sorrowful and troubled. The one who the disciples had walked with, their friend, their leader, the one who had turned their world upside down was in anguish. I cannot help but think how this would have been disconcerting

Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”[a] When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46‪ We come to the last of the seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross. As a reminder, here they are again:

It is finished. John 19:30 Most, if this were their dying moments,  would not speaking such intelligible words. But Jesus keeps communicating profound truth. It is finished The word that is used here is the word tetelestai, Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The

And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Mark 15:34  It is hard to read these words without pausing and having to reflect on their depth. Jesus

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” John 19:26   The law

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 Jesus in on the cross, there are two criminals, one either side. The word for Paradise is used three times in the New Testament, when Paul has a heavenly encounter

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 Forgiveness is the baseline of the message of the gospel and as Jesus says, “father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”, let’s not forget the journey

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 says there is a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot. Jesus, more than any other man, was aware of the timings in His life, his