My Savior Sings!

   Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. He took ALL of our sins upon Himself and allowed Himself to be shamed, beaten, and hung up on a cross. Why? Because He loves me!
   I feel like I take this story for granted, because it is spoken about so frequently. I am such a silly person! The fact that Jesus died for us is the greatest act of love our world has ever known and that SHOULD NEVER be taken for granted! But there was apart of this story that never rubbed me the right way. In Matthew 27:46, Jesus is on the cross and cries out saying "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and it has been taught that God had to look away from His beloved son because of the sin that was on him. But that doesnt sound like my God. My God has taken me as I am, sin and all, He forgave me and took me into His arms. He has NEVER turned His back on me even in my lowest of lows. That's my God!
    So the speaker this week asked us to look at Psalm 22. This Psalm starts off with "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?" sound familiar? Now in that time, a Jewish boy would have had the Torah memorized, but if He showed promise then He would have been given the opportunity to memorize then ENTIRE Old Testament. Jesus displays His knowledge of the written Word many times throughout His life by saying "It is written.." So there is no reason He wouldnt know this Psalm.
    And in this particular Psalm, David prophesied Jesus death! In verses 16-18, David speaks of the piercing in Jesus' hands and feet and even the lots cast for His clothing!!!!! My mind can still not wrap around this! But directly after that, in verse 19, David says "But You, O Lord, be not far off; O my strength come quickly to help me". It is a promise, that God is NEVER far away and He is our strength! So by Jesus crying out "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?!", He isn't crying out because God has turned His back on His son. No, He is reciting a Psalm of David. As my Savior hangs on the cross for my sins, HE SINGS! He praises God!
    So I dont know about anyone reading this, but my God loves me. And my God is not intimidated by the sin in my life. Therefore, my Jesus didnt hang on the cross, asking God why He turned His back on Him. My Jesus sang Him praises because He knew His Father was right there next to Him like He promised! MY SAVIOR HUNG ON A CROSS AND SANG! YAY GOD!