the sound of grace, so amazing!

Today's post is written
from both sorrow and joy.

For it was the details of death
in which prideful men took pleasure,
finally having their way...

Now it was the third hour,
and they crucified Him.

And the inscription of
His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:25-26 NKJV

And our Savior hung there
exposed for all to see...
And those who passed by
blasphemed Him...
"Save Yourself, and
come down from the cross!”

Likewise the chief priests also,
mocking among themselves
with the scribes, said,
“He saved others;
Himself He cannot save.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel,
descend now from the cross,
that we may see and believe.”
Mark 15:29-32

​So now...
if He would come down,
they would believe?
I bet not.
These men could not be pleased.

But Jesus didn't come
to please the hearts of men.

Then Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do.
Luke 23:34

But to be obedient;
as a vessel of forgiveness,
doing the will of His Father.
Even for these,
He drank the cup of suffering.
Even for me,
He bled and died.
Even for you,
He was beaten and spit upon.
Even for the ones indifferent,
He cried out His last breath...
“My God, My God,
​why have You forsaken Me?”

And this to be certain,
was the sound of...
Amazing Grace.

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Amazing Grace
how sweet the sound...
what a fascinating verse.

Have you wondered
what the sound of grace
might be?

For I have but a suggestion.
This verse, written just so,
in two of the four gospels...
And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”
that is, “My God, My God,
​why have You forsaken Me?
Matthew 27:46

Famous for being the last
words of Jesus, in human form,
it has been considered this,
to be His expression as He wrestled
with the powers of darkness
over the sins of man and the
separation from God the Father
for the first time in eternity.

If we trace His cry "with a loud voice,"
back to the original text,
we find that the word voice is
more accuratly defined as a sound...
this the SOUND of Amazing Grace.

Strong's Greek
5456 phóné: a voice, sound
the sound of uttered words;
those who begin to cry out,
or call to anyone, shouting...

For who of us,
even if able, to live a perfect life,
would give of ours, to suffer
so immeasurably, and then
give it over to these powers
of darkness and become separated
from God... this is ultimate death.

This, the reason for Jesus to cry out.
This the sound of Amazing Grace.
​
Word of God
train me today...
To spend a moment of silent praise today,
thanking You Lord, for the Amazing Grace
which You cried out for me.

To not get caught up in one moment of
complaint today over the tedium or this world's
troubles, but to remain joyful as an expression
of thanks for Your sacrifice on my behalf.