His Story Told As Mine Unfolds

“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34)

Those who crucified Jesus were not aware of the full scope of what they were doing because they did not recognize Him as the Messiah. While their ignorance of divine truth did not mean they deserved forgiveness, Christ’s prayer in the midst of their mocking Him is an expression of the limitless compassion of divine grace.

“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43)

Jesus is assuring one of the criminals on the cross that when he died, he would be with Jesus in heaven. This was granted because even at the hour of his death, the criminal had expressed his faith in Jesus, recognizing Him for who He was.

“Woman, behold your son, Behold your mother”(John 19:26-27)

Jesus, ever the compassionate Son, is making sure His earthly mother is cared for after His death. (Which can be representative of God’s care for us while we are here on earth)

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)

Jesus was expressing His feelings of abandonment as God placed the sins of the world on Him – and because of that, God had to “turn away” from Jesus. As Jesus was feeling that weight of sin, He was experiencing a separation from God for the only time in all of eternity.

“I thirst” (John 19:28)

By saying He was thirsty, He prompted the Roman guards to give Him vinegar, which was customary at a crucifixion, thereby fulfilling the Messianic prophecy from Psalm 69:21.

“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46)

Jesus is willingly giving up His soul into the Father’s hands, indicating that He was about to die – and that God had accepted His sacrifice. He “offered up Himself unblemished to God”
“It Is finished”(John 19:30)
Jesus’ last words meant that His suffering was over and the whole work His Father had given Him to do, which was to preach the Gospel, work miracles, and obtain eternal salvation for His people, was done, accomplished, fulfilled. The debt of sin was paid.

“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”
(Luke 23:34)

Those who crucified Jesus were not aware of the full scope of what they were doing because they did not recognize Him as the Messiah. While their ignorance of divine truth did not mean they deserved forgiveness, Christ’s prayer in the midst of their mocking Him is an expression of the limitless compassion of divine grace.

“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise”
(Luke 23:43)

Jesus is assuring one of the criminals on the cross that when he died, he would be with Jesus in heaven. This was granted because even at the hour of his death, the criminal had expressed his faith in Jesus, recognizing Him for who He was.

“Woman, behold your son, Behold your mother”
(John 19:26-27)

Jesus, ever the compassionate Son, is making sure His earthly mother is cared for after His death. (Which can be representative of God’s care for us while we are here on earth)

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
(Matthew 27:46)

Jesus was expressing His feelings of abandonment as God placed the sins of the world on Him – and because of that, God had to “turn away” from Jesus. As Jesus was feeling that weight of sin, He was experiencing a separation from God for the only time in all of eternity.

“I thirst”
(John 19:28)

By saying He was thirsty, He prompted the Roman guards to give Him vinegar, which was customary at a crucifixion, thereby fulfilling the Messianic prophecy from Psalm 69:21.

“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”
(Luke 23:46)

Jesus is willingly giving up His soul into the Father’s hands, indicating that He was about to die – and that God had accepted His sacrifice. He “offered up Himself unblemished to God”

“It Is finished”
(John 19:30)

Jesus’ last words meant that His suffering was over and the whole work His Father had given Him to do, which was to preach the Gospel, work miracles, and obtain eternal salvation for His people, was done, accomplished, fulfilled. The debt of sin was paid.