GABRIEL OUTREACH MINISTRIES

  Jesus: the Savior of  My Soul

 

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

2 Corinthians 5:21

 

SEVEN LAST & PRECIOUS WORDS OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS

(A Divine and Heavenly Family Reunion !)

 

 “FORGIVE THEM FATHER FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.” 
                Luke 23: 34    

    

With infinite love and mercy, Jesus cried from the cross for the

forgiveness of those who were performing the most dreadful crime

ever committed in the annals of mankind. Who knows what amount of

divine wrath was adverted by Christ’s utterance of this divine prayer of intercession.

 

Even in the midst of His personal agony for the sins of all humanity,

we find the soul of Jesus without resentment, devoid of anger, having

no lurking desire for punishment of those men was were unjustly putting Him to death.

 

“I ASSURE YOU TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE .”

Luke 23: 39-43

 

Two robbers reviled Jesus at the outset, challenging Him that “if you are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”  But we find one of the robbers had a change of heart. Turning to his companion, he rebuked him for his irreverence. This repentant robber

recognized that they both were suffering the penalties of crimes that

they had willfully committed, but the blessed Lamb of God who hung

on the middle cross had done nothing wrong.

 

 Turning to Jesus, the repentant thief asked the Lord to remember him

when He came into his Kingdom. Jesus rewarded his faith with the

promise that that very day they would be together in paradise.

 

Speaking to Mary and John:

 “WOMAN BEHOLD SON……BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER”   

  John 19:25-27

 

Even while dying on the cross, Jesus was concerned about his family.

Seeing His mother, and John the disciple that He loved, He introduced

John to her as the one who would hereafter take the place of "son" to her.

Jesus had four brothers, (James, Joses, Simon, and Judas -Matt 13:55), they were not followers of the ministry of the Savior at this point in time, as His mother was, therefore Jesus entrusted the care of His mother to His disciple and close friend that we find at the foot of the cross in the midst of His agony.

 

With this in mind, we must be mindful that our families are a precious

gift from God and be diligent of their care regardless of our personal

circumstances and insure the care of our love ones in spite of our

personal afflictions.

 

“MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”

Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34

 

Because God is holy, He can not overlook sin. On the contrary, He must punish it. The Lord Jesus Christ had no sin of His own, but He took on the guilt of our sins upon Himself.  When God, as Judge, looked down and saw our sin upon the sinless

Substitute, He withdrew from the Son that He loved.  It was that   separation that wrung from the heart of Jesus. This physical agony was horrible, but even worst was the spiritual separation from God and the Holy Spirit.

 

We as believers in Christ must understand that our Lord and Savior died

this double death so that we will never have to experience eternal

separation from God.

 

“I THIRST”

John 19:28

 

Between verses 27 & 28, we have no doubt that three hours of darkness

had passed from the sixth to the ninth hour (noon to three o’clock). It is

during this time that Jesus, forsaken by God as he suffered the penalty for

bearing the weight of our sins, cried out “I Thirst.” this was an

indication of a real physical thirst precipitated by a loss of blood . . .  (what

may be termed as nervous tension, and exposure to weather as a result of

the crucifixion.)

 

 Yet, far greater than His physical thirst was the Savior's spiritual thirst for the

salvation of the souls of humankind. Even in the grip of impending death and excruciating pain, Christ did not call up the leagues of angels at his disposal to deliver Him, but remained faithful to the will of His heavenly Father that we may have eternal life through and in His sacrifice. What a mighty God we serve!

 

 

“FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT”

Luke 23:46

 

The fact that Jesus gave up His spirit emphasizes that His death was

voluntary. He determined the time of His death in full control of His

faculties for scripture tells us that Jesus stated in John 10: 17, 18 “The

Father loves Me because I lay down My life that I may take it up again. No

one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it

down, and I have power to take it again. This command I received from

my Father.”

 

“IT IS FINISHED”

John 19:30

 

God’s desire to bring His creation back into communion, started in Genesis

3:15, is brought to a glorious conclusion in the finished work of Jesus.

“It is finished”, with these three word, so simple, and yet so powerful

and far reaching, the Son of the Living God cried out in jubilation, for

not only had the sons of Adam been reconciled back into oneness with

God, but the burden of the sins of humanity had been lifted, the sting of

death had been broken, and the Trinity was once again complete!

 

Oh how the angels in heaven must have sung out in victory! Hosanna!

Blessed be the name of the Lord at this family reunion! How much more should we sing praises unto the Lord for His obedience, and to the

Father God who loves us so much that He would withhold nothing, not

even his only begotten Son, that worthless sinners such as you and me

may live throughout eternity in His presences because of these three

words - “IT IS FINISHED!”

 

There are no other words ever spoken so precious to mankind as these seven last words of our Lord Jesus Christ

 

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Please continue to pray that in these turbulent times, we shall all take heed to know that the time is nigh - this is the acceptable year of the Lord - for tomorrow is not promised!

 

Through the fires, the floods, the earthquakes and the wars, that the Lord Almighty shall gather a mighty remnant and many, many, many souls shall be saved!

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Evangelist Barbara Turner -Gabriel Outreach Ministries

“Jesus: the Savior of My Soul”

Resurrection Day Inspirational Word

Taken from Gabriel's Weekly Inspirational Word - October 20, 2008

Additonal Contribution by Minister Mack E. Brooks II -

“Seven Last Words of Jesus” 4/2006