This Memorable Cry

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”- Matthew 27:46

It has been well said that every word in this memorable cry deserves to have an emphasis laid upon it. If you read it, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? I marvel not that My disciples should, but why hast Thou gone, My Father God? Why couldst Thou leave Me?” there is a wondrous meaning there. Then take it thus, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? I know why Thou hast smitten Me; I can understand why Thou dost chasten Me; but why hast Thou forsaken Me? Wilt Thou allow Me no ray of love from the brightness of Thine eyes-no sense of Thy presence whatsoever?” This was the wormwood and the gall of all the Saviour’s bitter cup. Then God forsook Him in His direst need. Or if you take it thus, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” there comes another meaning. “Me, Thy well beloved, Thine eternal well beloved, shine innocent, Thy harmless, Thine afflicted Son-why hast Thou forsaken Me? “Then, indeed, it is a marvel of marvels not that God should forsake His saints, or appear to do so, or that He should forsake sinners utterly, but that He should forsake His only Son…I gather that many a child of God has had to say precisely what the Lord Jesus, the first-born of the family, uttered upon the cross. Now as God’s children are brought into the same circumstances as Christ, and Christ is considered the exemplar…do as Jesus did. If you come into His condition, lift up your hearts to God, that you may act as He did in that condition: Under desertion of soul, the Lord Jesus still turned to God. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/3507.cfm

4 thoughts on “This Memorable Cry

  1. Well timed and awesome post, Sherry.

    This was an amazing event, not as important as the resurrection but perhaps more stunning. It is hard to wrap my mind around what was happening here, but it was a unique event and Mr. Spurgeon handles it with his usual aplomb.

    Thank you.

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  2. For us, it only seems as though we are forsaken but for Jesus it was real…and it was done in our stead so that we may hold to the promise that we will never be forsaken. \o/

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