Saturday, 15 April 2017

East Ridge Pres

Matthew 26:37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. There are glimpses of Jesus’ heart, his human emotional life in the gospels. Here we see the human heart of Jesus. We see the reality of his true human nature, that he was one of us. We see the depths of his grief. v 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” Jesus speaks from his heart. Jesus sorrows as a human being. His sorrow overwhelms him even to death. He even longs for human company in his emotional torment. v 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” His heart, his emotions, longed to be free of this suffering. But despite the pain in his heart, he submits his will to God. He accepts obedience though his emotions cause him to drop sweat like heavy drops of blood. John 19:26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. We see his human heart. His human love and emotion for his mother. His sorrow at abandoning her in this world and his concern about what will happen to her. Jesus grieves for his mama. Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Once again we see his heart. His emotional life breaks out in his voice. He speaks a desperate psalm. Suffering the consequences of our sin, he feels separation from God. In his pain he feels abandoned by God. All the suffering of his people for their sins is breaking his heart. All of this sorrow was given to him because of our sin. Ask God to show you your sin today. Ask God to show you Jesus’ sorrow. And know your sin is the cause of His sorrow. When you feel this in your heart, you will from the heart adore your Lord.