33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 Now when the centurion who stood facing him saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
Prayer Focus: At the moment of Jesus’ death the curtain in the temple is torn in two and a gentile, the centurion, recognizes who Jesus truly is, “This man was God’s Son!” The barrier between God and humanity has been torn in two. The scales that prevented all those in the story from seeing who Jesus truly was have been removed. The meeting place of God and humanity is no longer hidden in the temple. God and humanity will forever meet in the person of Jesus on that cross. In the cross of Christ we glory, for God’s glory is revealed most clearly there.
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