As Jesus hung on the cross, He was not silent. He still had things He needed to say, and those final words are significant. Over the last two Sundays, we looked at the first three of the Last Words of Christ. This Sunday, we will explore the meaning behind the fourth of the final seven words and phrases that He spoke from the cross: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
The agony of this cry is momentous. It was not only the agony of physical pain—but the pain of separation from His Father—the pain of taking on the sin of all of humanity. However, these Last Words of Christ go even deeper than the pain Jesus felt when He was dying on the cross…