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\u201cWhy Have You Forsaken Me?\u201d \u2013 Mark 15:34<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a01. Clouds of discouragement, abandonment<\/h4>\n

Thirty-three years ago at this very time of year, there were clouds of discouragement hanging around our house. We were living in Unity, Saskatchewan and I was the pastor there, but I had already accepted the call to be the pastor at Immanuel Lutheran in Winnipeg. We had made a quick one-day trip to Winnipeg in January 1989 to see the church, meet some of the church council members, and, most importantly, buy a house for our family to live in. That had all taken place in about 13 hours, and we were days away from the movers coming and loading up our household. You\u2019d think that the excitement of moving would dominate our moods. However, the clouds of discouragement would not dissipate. You see, we had a house for sale in Unity and there were no serious potential buyers. The house was less than three years old on a large pie-shaped lot, and we thought it had an attractive floor plan. However, no one in town was interested. It didn\u2019t help any when people that we knew kept asking if we\u2019d had any offers.<\/p>\n

We began to wonder and worry about how we would make two mortgage payments, and for how long. We wondered if it would have been wise to rent in Winnipeg instead of buying and committing ourselves to those payments. We wondered how we would provide for our young and growing family. The devil can easily plant worries in your mind and make you feel that way. He can even lead you to doubt God\u2026 did He really want me to take that call to Winnipeg? If He did, why isn\u2019t He providing for us as we expect and need? Is He really there at all? In a way, we were feeling abandoned and forsaken by God right about then.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a02. Forsaken by God<\/h4>\n

I bet you\u2019ve felt that way at some point, too. Perhaps you remember an occasion as a child when you felt forsaken by your parents\u2026 when you got lost in a store, in a crowd of people, or at the big city exhibition, or when your parents went out and left you with a babysitter. Maybe as a teenager you were deserted by your best friend, or dumped by your girlfriend or boyfriend, and you felt as though nobody liked you. As an adult some of you have been abandoned by your spouse. Either there has been a marriage break-up or some kind of abuse has occurred or a lack of trust has developed. Others may feel forsaken by a loved one who has died prematurely. Still others feel deserted by family members who have moved away from home \u2013 and I think it\u2019s worst when parents move away from home. Or maybe, like we did thirty-three years ago, you have felt abandoned by God, Himself\u2026 when you were sick, when you lost your job, when a relationship disintegrated, or when you faced financial problems. When times are especially tough, we are so quick to ask: \u201cWhy?\u201d or \u201cWhy me?\u201d Maybe you are feeling forsaken, maybe you are asking those questions right now.<\/p>\n

If we really analyzed the situation objectively, we would realize that everyone undergoes times of trial and struggle, and although the next person\u2019s struggles may be different from ours, everyone asks \u201cWhy?\u201d Sometimes they ask, \u201cWhere\u2026 where are you God when I really need you?\u201d People ask those questions because they feel that way, they feel abandoned, forsaken, deserted by God. At those times, we fail to consider the possibility that we deserve to be abandoned by God, forsaken by God. For all those times that we\u2019ve sinned, that we\u2019ve fallen short of God\u2019s standard, that we\u2019ve failed to live up to His expectations, for all those times that we\u2019ve forsaken God and rejected Him, we certainly deserve to be abandoned by God.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 3. Jesus\u2026 forsaken by God??<\/h4>\n

In fact, there\u2019s only one man who didn\u2019t deserve to be abandoned by God \u2013 and that man is Jesus Christ, the only human being that was \u2018tempted in every way, just as we are \u2013 yet was without sin.\u2019 Not once did Jesus fall short of God\u2019s standard, not once did He fail to live up to God\u2019s expectations, not once did He forsake or reject God. Yet this Jesus also felt abandoned and forsaken by God, on the cross, on Good Friday, and He, too, asked that \u201cWhy?\u201d question. \u201cAt the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, \u2018Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?\u2019 \u2013 which means, \u2018My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

And so the \u201cCross-Words\u201d that we want to add to our crossword puzzle today are \u201cEloi\u201d from the Aramaic form of the question, and \u201cforsaken\u201d from the English translation.<\/p>\n

We might ask why Jesus would feel forsaken by God the Father when:<\/p>\n

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  1. He had not sinned, and<\/li>\n
  2. He was Himself God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Was there a power struggle in the God-Head\u2026 Jesus, the Son, wanting the \u2018cup\u2019 of suffering and death to be taken away, but God the Father insisting that He go through death? No, if there actually was abandonment, it was not for this reason, for this death was precisely the Father\u2019s path for the Son to take, and Jesus knew it all along. In fact, He had predicted it to His disciples several times. The abandonment was not because their paths, their wills diverged on this point of death. Bible commentator William Barclay explains: \u201cUp to this moment Jesus had gone through every experience of life except one \u2013 He had never known the consequence of sin. Now if there is one thing sin does, it separates from God\u2026 It may be that at this moment that experience came upon Him \u2013 not because he had sinned but because\u2026\u201d He bore the weight and consequence of all human sin, and that separated Him from the Father, and made Him feel abandoned and forsaken. Jesus quite literally felt as if the Father had left Him as dead. Yes, it was God\u2019s wrath over sin that fell upon Him in that hour, but that wrath of God was His wrath for the whole sinful human race. It was our sin, yours and mine, that caused Jesus such agony, that made Him experience forsakenness and separation from the Father, for Jesus bore it all, on His shoulders, on the cross. It was our sin, yours and mine, that prompted Jesus to ask His question: \u201cWhy have You forsaken me?\u201d<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0 \u00a04. Hope and Encouragement in the Question<\/h4>\n

    Yet in that very question we also find hope and encouragement. His question doesn\u2019t begin with the word \u2018Why\u2019 but with the word \u2018My.\u2019 \u201cMy God, my God\u2026\u201d or in Aramaic \u201cEloi, Eloi\u2026\u201d \u201cEl\u201d \u2013 the letters E, L \u2013 is the word for God in Hebrew. Maybe you\u2019ve heard some terms for God that include the word \u201cEl\u201d \u2013 like \u201cEl Shaddai\u201d or \u201cEl Elyon\u201d. That\u2019s also why so many Biblical names \u2013 especially prophet names \u2013 have \u201cEl\u201d in them\u2026 like Elijah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Elizabeth. Their names all mean something directly associated with God. When Jesus cried out \u201cEloi, Eloi\u2026\u201d He affirmed His relationship with the Father\u2026 \u201cMY<\/strong> God, MY<\/strong> God\u2026\u201d Even in His intense feelings of forsakenness, He knew that the Father, His Father would both hear and listen. In His despair, in His hopelessness on the cross, Jesus still clings to the words of Scripture, just as He did when He faced the first temptations of Satan in the wilderness. Now from the cross He utters words that were first spoken in Psalm 22. That psalm ends in the cry of triumph, \u201cfor He has done it!\u201d So also here, we hear in this question the agony of one suffering the experience of abandonment by God, yet certain of ultimate vindication and triumph at the end, for He has done it!<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0 \u00a05. WHY\u2026 forsaken?<\/h4>\n

    \u201cMy God, my God, why have You forsaken me?\u201d This question deserves probing for the answer. Why did God forsake Jesus, His own Son, His only beloved Son, there on the cross?<\/p>\n

    You know, sometimes when a family breaks up, one or other of the spouses is charged with desertion, and often the desertion is a matter of deserting one person to be with another.<\/p>\n

    Isn\u2019t that exactly what God did? He deserted and forsook Jesus for the sake of, for the benefit of\u2026 YOU<\/strong>! If He had not forsaken Jesus, but rather would have delivered Him from that cruel suffering, He would have forsaken you instead. He would have abandoned your only opportunity to be delivered once and for all from the sin which afflicts you and stands ready to condemn you. Why did God forsake Jesus? For the sake of you and me\u2026 that\u2019s why!<\/p>\n

    What\u2019s the result of God forsaking Jesus? Nothing less than our forgiveness and our salvation. It was precisely Jesus\u2019 death, His being forsaken there on the cross that achieved the complete forgiveness of our sins. It was precisely Jesus\u2019 resurrection from the dead that guaranteed our resurrection and our salvation.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0 \u00a06. Promises not to forsake US!<\/h4>\n

    Although the results of God forsaking Jesus on the cross have future meaning, there is a side-effect for the present, too. There is especially one blessing that we can hang on to today, despite any feelings of desertion and abandonment that we may have. Although God the Father forsook Jesus, there, on the cross, we can hang on to His promise to never, NEVER, leave or forsake us. It is one of the most common refrains that runs through the Bible, almost like a stuck record. It was like everybody and his brother needed to be reminded that God was with them, that God was their God. Listen to these passages:<\/p>\n

    Deuteronomy 4:31 (to the Israelites on the last leg of their journey to the Promised Land) – \u201cGod will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Deuteronomy 31:6 (to the Israelites just before crossing into Promised Land) \u2013 \u201cBe strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified\u2026 for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Joshua 1:5,9 (to Joshua as he began his leadership of the Israelites) \u2013 \u201cAs I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you\u2026 Be strong and courageous\u2026 for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/p>\n

    1 Samuel 12:22 (to the Israelites in the time of Samuel) \u2013 \u201cThe Lord will not reject His people.\u201d<\/p>\n

    1 Kings 6:13 (to King Solomon) \u2013 \u201cI will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Psalm 9:10 (a psalm of King David) \u2013 \u201cYou, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Psalm 94:14 (an unknown Psalmist) \u2013 \u201cThe Lord will not reject His people; He will never forsake his inheritance.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Psalm 118:6 (an unknown Psalmist) \u2013 \u201cThe Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Isaiah 41:17; 42:16; 49:15,16 (selected verses from Isaiah) \u2013 \u201cI, the God of Israel, will not forsake them\u2026 I will not forsake them\u2026 Though a mother may forget her baby, I will not forget you. I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Matthew 1:23 (referring to the name of Jesus) \u2013 \u201cImmanuel\u201d means \u201cGod with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Matthew 28:20 (Jesus\u2019 last words to the disciples) \u2013 \u201cSurely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Romans 8:31,38,39 (God is with us through thick and thin)\u00a0 – \u201cIf God is for us, who can be against us?… Nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Hebrews 13:5 (a final reminder) \u2013 \u201cNever will I leave you; never will I forsake you.\u201d<\/p>\n

    This is God\u2019s message for you, today: \u201cHe will NEVER forsake you, or abandon you to go it on your own.\u201d It\u2019s always refreshing to realize anew that God speaks to us where we are. I don\u2019t always know what situations people are experiencing in their daily lives, but God knows, and He speaks to us \u2013 words of comfort, words of encouragement, maybe sometimes words of rebuke, but always these words of promise are relevant: \u201cI am with you always, I will never leave nor forsake you.\u201d<\/p>\n

    A little girl was walking with her father through the downtown streets of the city to which they had recently moved. They turned corner after corner, in the shadows of tall building after tall building, taking in one new sight of the unfamiliar city after another. After some time the little one looked up and asked: \u201cDaddy, are you lost?\u201d Instead of answering her directly, he tightened his grip on her little hand and, smiling warmly, asked: \u201cWhy, are you<\/em> lost?\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cOh, no!\u201d she said brightly. \u201cI\u2019m with you<\/em>, Daddy! How could I be lost?\u201d<\/p>\n

    We can never be lost either, or completely downtrodden and forsaken, when we are with God, when He is holding our hand. And that is exactly what He is doing, and that is exactly what He intends to do, forever! Jesus was forsaken and separated from the Father there on the cross, but it was all so that we might never be forsaken and separated from the Father. Jesus has done it, He has won it. Amen.<\/p>\n

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