I've heard it said that God the Father abandoned his son, Jesus, in his darkest hours on the cross. I do not believe that. That is not the God that I have come to know.
I know that it appears to be what has happened when Jesus cries out in his final moments "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" But I am reminded of my own darkest hours and how isolated and completely alone I felt - unable to sense God's presence at all! It was only looking back, that I knew he'd been holding me the whole time!
In Jesus' final hours, a deep blackness enveloped him. Not just physical - emotional too! He wore the darkness that all of us endure as a consequence of allowing the Prince of darkness reign over our lives. So much shame and grief and deep despair! So much brokenness and regret and poisoning guilt. All that belongs to us, he wore! And the Prince of darkness and all his legions were throwing all they had at him, to break him before the battle was over! The depth of this darkness was so great, that he couldn't feel the presence of the one his heart was tied to.
But his Father was still there. He couldn't interfere, or all that Jesus had been fighting for would be for nothing. But he was there. I cannot believe otherwise. The love they shared was too great. God does not abandon his children. He never left his Son.
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