Hi, my name is George Sinclair. I'm the lead pastor of Church of the Messiah.
! It is wonderful that you would like to check out some of the sermons done by Church of the Messiah,
either by myself or some of the others. Listen, just a couple of things. First of all, would you pray for us
that we will open God's Word well to His glory and for the good of people like yourself?
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questions. It helps me actually to know, as I'm preaching, how to deal with the types of things
that you're really struggling with. So God bless.
So the first word I'll be reading from Luke chapter 23 verse 34, which says,
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. And they divided up his
clothes by casting lots. So when I read this, a lot of questions come to mind.
And one of the first one, which shows my sin nature and the flesh rising up whenever I'm called
to forgive or to do the right thing, the first question is, God, are you saying that in a way I
can keep a grudge when someone does know what they're doing? And that's just me resisting the
call from the Lord. And part of the reason why I think like this, I think it's because I have a hard
time believing that people just don't know when something is wrong, that they don't know
the evil they're committing. And I've also often wondered at this passage, how could they not have
known what they were doing? Lord, surely you don't mean that they don't understand that the act that
they're committing is evil. And don't you say somewhere in your word something about the law being
written in our hearts? Surely they must know. So all these thoughts, they go through my mind. And
I spent the last couple of weeks just meditating on this passage over and over again and trying to
figure out, okay, what is the Lord calling me to and what does he want us to take away from
this passage? And I think for most of you, it's obvious, but for me, the Lord had to really,
there was a humbling process that needed to happen in order for me to truly understand the depth of his
love and what he's calling us to. And for me, I've been through some very difficult things, especially
in childhood. And I think over time that has hardened me and made me callous when it comes to giving people
the benefit of the doubt. I have a hard time believing that someone can hurt you without knowing to some
extent that what they did is wrong. And I'll go so far as to say, as strange as it might be, that
when someone hurts me deeply or commits an evil act without knowing, that can often scare me more than
if the person did it unintentionally. And the reason for that is because it means they can do it again
and again and again and again and again and that I would also be called then to forgive them again and again,
as the Father does for us so often. And so as I go through this thought of they must know, there's no way
they don't know, or there's no way someone can't know, the thought comes back to me, and I know it was the Lord
asking me, so you think you've never hurt anyone without being aware of it? You've never committed an act
unintentionally or not know the deep, the ripple effects, and you know all the varying degrees of
how that hurts someone or how that affects the world around you. And I think I felt in that moment like
Joe being called to give an account and explain because clearly I'm so wise. And so in that moment,
I realized that Christ not only is asking the Father in his deep love and mercy to forgive them for the
things they do know, but to go so much further and even all the smallest things, great however they are,
to forgive them for all of that, even the unknown, even what they don't ask for. And I think Stephen
grasped that at his stoning where he cries out with a loud voice,
Lord, do not hold this sin against them. Forgive them because they don't know also what they're doing.
And so Christ, as he's hanging there on the cross, he's saying, Lord, forgive to the uttermost,
even those who below are casting lots while men above are dying a horrible death. And so he's asking us
to forgive just like he has. Luke 23, 43, a criminal being crucified along with Jesus,
has just said a word to defend Jesus and made a plea for mercy asking to be remembered. And Jesus says to
him, truly, I say to you today, you will be with me in paradise.
The American Puritan, Jonathan Edwards, is rumored to have once said that he had contributed nothing to
his salvation, but the sin that made it necessary. I suppose this man being crucified alongside Jesus
might be inclined to agree. We don't know much about this man except what he confesses during his own
execution. He's a felon. He's being killed for his crimes. And at least as far as he's concerned,
he deserves to die.
Catholic tradition holds that this criminal's name is Dismas, St. Dismas, to be precise,
the patron saint of prisoners. Now, I'm neither Catholic myself, nor at least at present a prisoner.
But if I were Catholic, I might choose Dismas to be my own patron saint anyway. Not because of what
he's done, but because of what he hasn't. That he's contributed the sin that made his salvation
necessary is clear. Aside from this, he has nothing to offer but a word or two spoken in Jesus' defense
and a plea not even for salvation, but simply for remembrance. I mean, what else can he do? His hands
are literally nailed to a board. As far as we can tell, Dismas is no follower of Jesus up to this
point. He's never been baptized, never even heard Jesus' teachings, let alone put them into practice.
Far from being a pillar of his community or even a respectable member of it,
Dismas is a wretched criminal, possibly a violent one,
suffering a shameful death for the harm that he's done.
Dismas has nothing to offer Jesus but his confession,
and no motivation for making that confession except to be remembered.
And how does Jesus respond? Knowing him, we might not be surprised to see him grant Dismas' request
and say, truly, I say to you, I will remember you when I come into my kingdom.
To do so would be forgiving. To do so would be merciful.
You know, I can't help at this point but to think
of a story that Jesus once told about a different man,
one who had insulted his father,
abandoned his family,
and squandered his inheritance.
This young man,
whose reckless decisions soon
come to ruin his life,
one day comes to his senses
and staggers home, broken,
hungry, and ashamed.
He hopes for nothing more
than a small measure of conditional
forgiveness.
Not restoration as a son,
but acceptance as a hired hand.
He hopes for mercy.
But the father in Jesus' story
offers something much greater than this.
When he sees his son
returning home,
he throws all modesty aside,
and he runs down his driveway,
throws his arms around his
filthy, foolish son,
and wholeheartedly forgives him.
Without condition
and without qualification,
he even throws him a party.
The father offers something
much greater than mercy.
He offers grace.
It's in this moment,
dying on the cross,
that Jesus shows the world
who God is.
Jesus does more than grant
his misleynancy
in his final moments.
He does more than spare him
the obscurity he deserves.
He grants him eternal life.
No waiting period.
No purgatory.
No need to itemize his sins
and confess them one by one.
No need to have
someone in the crowd
splash some water on him
in an impromptu
emergency baptism ceremony.
Jesus offers Dismas
what he's also offered you
and me and all who have confessed
their corruption before God.
He offers him grace.
He loves him.
Now, I'm not Catholic
and I'm not much on patron saints,
but maybe I should find
a picture of Dismas
to keep around the house anyway.
Something to remind me
that the greatest thing
that I contribute
to my own salvation
is the sin
that makes it necessary.
something to remind me
that as far as earning
my place
or my keep
in God's kingdom goes,
my hands might as well
be nailed to a board.
Something to remind me
that every victory
I experience in this world
and every joy
I will experience
in the next,
I owe to his mercy,
his forgiveness,
his love,
and his grace.
The third word
is from
John chapter 19
verse 26
to 27.
When Jesus saw
his mother
and the disciple
whom he loved
standing near,
he said to his mother,
Woman,
behold your son.
and then he said
to the disciple,
Behold your mother.
And from that hour
the disciple took her
to his own home.
In July 2009,
is that exactly a year
after my dear father
passed away,
I decided to check
on my mother
who was then
living alone
in Peter Maritzburg,
South Africa.
The dust
had settled,
the visits
had dwindled,
and the vultures
and opportunists
who had been
circling around
eyeing for the chance
to capitalize
on my father's
connections,
reputation,
and prestige
had all dispersed.
All was calm
and serene.
at last.
When I arrived
at her place,
instead of the
customary
large gathering,
she welcomed me
privately,
albeit warmly.
Though she was alone
with her dearest
husband gone
and all her children
living abroad,
she was not lonely.
she had learned
to fill her solitude
with prayer,
praise,
and adoration.
Something about
that moment,
perhaps her peace
that transcended
her dire circumstances,
perhaps her utter
reliance on God,
told me that there
was a side to
my dearest mother
that had escaped
my knowledge.
All these years,
I had known her
as my father's wife
and as my dear mother,
but never as a full person,
a woman in her own right.
I had not yet asked her
about her childhood
fears and dreams,
her regrets
and accomplishments,
her hopes
and aspirations,
or her plans.
She was very generous
in her responses,
and you will be glad
to know that unlike
some Illuminati
and Glitterati
that will remain
in this Easter season,
she knew exactly
who she was
as a woman
and what she stands for.
Through our week-long
conversations,
I learned that she excelled
at math and athletics,
how and why
she fell in love
with my father,
that at 62,
she still wanted
to earn a bachelor's degree,
which she did,
that when she arrived
in Canada,
she preferred to live
on her own.
Obviously,
learning who she is
as a person,
as a woman,
who also happens
to be my dear mother,
allowed me
to better minister
to her needs.
May I submit
to you
that Jesus,
the Lord
who in the beginning
was with God
and was himself God,
he,
the all-knowing God,
needed not
week-long conversations
after Joseph's death
to know his mother.
mother.
May I also
submit to you
that calling her
mother woman
was not
a result of insolence
or bad upbringing,
but rather
of the deep privilege
of knowing her
infinitely better
than she knew herself.
but why did
Jesus,
of all the soothing
words,
he could have
said to his mother
when referring
to John,
chose,
behold,
your mother,
your son,
and to John
when referring
to his mother,
behold,
your mother.
perhaps the
simplest explanation,
the one glaring
before our eyes,
may be the correct one.
Maybe it is
because Jesus
knew that Mary
needed the care
of an adopted son
and that John
needed the love
of a surrogate mother,
both of which
culminated in John
taking Mary
to his own home.
finally,
because I still
have a lot
of questions,
but I will just
limit to this one.
Why did Jesus
in his
excruciatingly
pivotal moment
!
He
insisted
on meeting
and John's
earthly needs
even though
he knew
he would
conquer death,
he would
receive a name
above all names,
he would
send the
Holy Spirit,
the paraclete,
the comforter
to minister
to Mary's
and John's
spiritual needs
after his
ascension to heaven.
My educated
guest
is in the
mystery
of incarnation.
Kindly allow
me to remind
you
how it all
started.
Now,
this reading
is taken
from the
collection
of the
Gen Z
Bible
stories.
And I
will have
to explain
two words
before I
read.
So,
the first
word is
pick me
girl,
and that
one means
someone who
is desperate
for God.
And the
second one
is simping,
which means
imploring.
So,
now,
I read.
Mary was
a pick me
girl for
God,
and was
simping for
him in
prayer,
when the
angel
Gabriel
appeared to
her in
prayer and
said,
you've
passed
God's
vibe check,
and he
wants you
to be
the mother
of the
main
character,
the son
of the
top G.
Then Mary
said,
how can
this be
when I
promised
him
my
body
count
will
always
be
zero.
He
said,
this
I
ain't
about
coughing
season,
for the
Holy Spirit
will live
rent-free
in you.
So,
she said,
bet.
And
Gabriel
left her
on red,
and she
let the
Holy Spirit
cook.
And,
of course,
nine months
later,
when the
word became
flesh and
dwelled
among us
and we
beheld
his glory,
he
validated
our,
that our
bodies and
our earthly
needs
matter,
because he
took on
the flesh.
When he
suffered in
the body,
on the
cross,
he redeemed
our suffering
in the
body.
After all,
even though
he was
the son
of God,
God deemed
it necessary
to make
him perfect
through
suffering.
And his
resurrection
in the
body
reminds us
to sanctify
our bodies
as a living
sacrifice
and to
care for
the earthly
needs of
our
neighbors.
Otherwise,
how could we
pretend to
love God
we do not
see if we
do not
love and
care for
our
neighbors
whom we
see?
Eloi,
lama
sabachthani,
which is
translated,
my God,
why have
you forsaken
me?
This fourth
and literally
central of
the last
seven sayings
of Christ
is a direct
quote from
the opening
verse of
Psalm 22.
So what
better idea
than to
read that
psalm?
I will
start with
the reading
and then
offer a few
thoughts to
finish off
my meditation.
Starting in
verse one,
my God,
why have
you forsaken
me?
Why are
you so
far from
helping me
and from
the words
of my
groaning?
Oh my
God,
I cry
in the
daytime,
but you
do not
hear,
and in
the night
season,
and am
not silent.
But
you are
holy,
enthroned
in the
praises
of
Israel.
Our
fathers
trusted
in you,
they
trusted
and you
delivered
them.
They
cried
to you
and were
delivered,
they
trusted
in you
and were
not
ashamed.
But I
am a
worm
and no
man,
a reproach
of men
and despised
by the
people.
All those
who see
me
ridicule
me,
they
shoot
out the
lip,
they shake
the head
saying,
he trusted
in the
Lord,
let him
rescue
him,
let him
deliver
him,
since he
delights
in him.
But you
are he
who took
me out
of the
womb,
you made
me trust
while on
my mother's
breast,
I was
cast upon
you from
birth,
from my
mother's
womb,
you have
been my
God.
Be not
far from
me,
for trouble
is near,
for there
is none
to help.
Many
bulls have
surrounded
me,
strong
bulls of
passion,
have
encircled
me,
they
gape at
me with
their mouths
like a
raging and
roaring lion,
I am
poured out
like water,
and all my
bones are
out of
joint,
my heart
is like
wax,
it has
melted
within
me,
my strength
is dried
up like a
pot shirt,
and my tongue
clings to
my jaws,
you have
brought me
to the
dust of
death,
for dogs
have surrounded
me,
the congregation
of the wicked
has enclosed
me,
they pierced
my hands
and my feet,
I can count
all my
bones,
they look
and stare
at me,
they divide
my garments
among them,
and from my
clothing they
cast lots,
but you,
O Lord,
do not be
far from me,
O my strength,
hasten to
help me,
deliver me
from the
sword,
my precious
life from
the power
of the dog,
save me from
the lion's
mouth,
and from the
horns of
the wild
oxen,
you have
answered me,
I will
declare your
name to my
brethren,
in the midst
of the
assembly I
will praise
you,
you who
fear the
Lord,
praise him,
all you
descendants of
Jacob,
glorify him,
and fear him,
all you
offspring of
Israel,
for he
has not
despised
nor
abhorred the
affliction of
the afflicted,
nor has he
hidden his
face from
him,
but when
he cried
to him,
he heard,
my praise
shall be of
you in
the great
assembly,
I will
pay my
vows before
those who
fear him,
the poor
shall eat
and be
satisfied,
those who
seek him
will praise
the Lord,
let your
heart live
forever,
all the
ends of
the world
shall remember
and turn
to the
Lord,
and all
the families
of the
nations
shall
worship
before
you,
for the
kingdom
is the
Lord's
and he
rules
over the
nations,
all the
prosperous
of the
earth
shall
eat
and
worship,
all those
who go
down
to the
dust
shall
bow
before
him,
even
he
who
cannot
keep
himself
alive,
a posterity
shall
serve
him,
it will
be
recounted
of the
Lord
to the
next
generation,
they
will
come
and
declare
his
righteousness
to a
people
who will
be
born,
that he
has
done
this.
If you've
ever felt
forsaken
by God,
you're
in good
company.
King
David
and even
the Lord
Jesus
Christ
can relate.
Digging
into the
psalm,
I believe
you can
find
instructions
on what
to do
in that
moment
of despair,
regardless
of where
you are
in your
relationship
with God.
Unrepentantly
following
your flesh,
fear
the
Lord.
Searching
for something
to believe
in?
Seek
him.
Walking
away
from the
faith,
remember
and turn
to him.
Following
the
Lord,
trust
and delight
in him.
The
results
for those
who do
these
things
are laid
out in
the
psalm.
They
will be
satisfied.
They
will
praise.
They
will
declare
that
God
has
done
this,
which
is,
in
verse
24,
that he
did not
despise
nor
abhor
the
affliction
of the
afflicted
son.
He
did not
hide
his face
from
him,
but when
Jesus
cried
to him,
my
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
forsaken
me?
He
heard.
He,
our
God,
holy,
enthroned,
is never
far from
us.
For when
we came
out of
our
mother's
womb,
to the
dust of
death,
and through
all the
times in
between,
when trouble
is near,
he is
never
far.
When
we are
reproached
by man,
despised
by the
people,
enclosed
by the
congregation
of the
wicked,
he is
never
far.
He,
our
rescuer,
hears
us.
When
we cry
in the
daytime,
and when
we say
that he
does not
hear,
he
hears.
When
we groan
and are
not silent
at night,
he
hears.
So to
close,
if you
are in
a season
of groaning
and crying
and thinking
he does
not hear,
trust
him.
The
day
will
come
when
you
will
say
like
the
prophetic
psalmist,
you,
God,
have
answered
me.
Know
this,
in the
end,
you
will
be
delivered
and
you
will
not
be
ashamed.
Let's
read
John
19,
verse
28.
After
this,
Jesus,
knowing
that all
was now
finished,
to fulfill
the
scripture,
said,
I
thirst.
when
the
Roman
soldiers
at the
cross
hear
the
statement,
they
give
Jesus
sour
wine,
a
gesture
of
mockery.
In
doing
so,
prophecy
was
fulfilled
in
Psalm,
from the
prophet,
sorry,
in doing
so,
fulfilled
the
prophecy
in
Psalm
69,
verse
21.
They
gave
me
poison
for
food,
and
for
my
thirst,
they
gave
me
sour
wine
to
drink.
I
was
thinking,
what
other
significance
does
this
statement
of
I
thirst
hold?
My
mind
is
drawn
back
to
the
times
in
Matthew
when
Jesus
talks
about
drinking
a
cup.
In
Matthew
20,
verse
22,
Jesus
responds
to a
seat
assignment
request
by the
mother
of
James
and
John.
He
said,
you do
not
know
what
you
are
asking.
Are
you
able
to
drink
the
cup
that
I
am
to
drink?
And
again
in
Matthew
26,
verse
39,
Jesus
prays
in
the
garden
of
Gethsemane
saying,
my
father,
if it
is
possible,
let
this
cup
pass
from
me.
Nevertheless,
not as
I
will,
but as
you
will.
Jesus
didn't
specify
who
he
was
speaking
to
when
making
that
statement,
I
thirst.
The
soldiers,
assuming
Jesus
was
talking
to
them,
gave
Jesus
something
to
drink
that
would
not
quench
his
thirst.
And
so
did
God.
Jesus
took
on
the
bitter
cup
of
punishment
that
was
for
us
to
drink.
God's
wrath
was
fully
satisfied
with
Jesus
drinking
it.
Christ's
statement
of
I
thirst
after
all
that
was
finished
shows
the
cup
that
was
for
mankind
was
one
that
did
not
satisfy
or
give
any
type
of
sustenance.
Rather,
it was
one of
death,
agony,
futility,
and famine.
this
passage
here in
John
reminds
me
of
another
passage
where
Jesus
requests
a
drink.
In
John
chapter
4,
verse
7,
14,
there's
a story
of the
Samaritan
woman
at the
well.
Let me
just read
that
quickly.
A
woman
from
Samaria
came
to
draw
water,
and
Jesus
said
to
her,
give
me
a
drink.
The
Samaritan
woman
said
to
him,
how
is it
that
you,
a
Jew,
ask
for
a
drink
from
me,
a
woman
of
Samaria?
For
Jews
had
no
dealings
with
Samaritans.
And
Jesus
answered
her,
if
you
knew
the
gift
of
God
and
who
it
was,
or
who
it
is
that
is
saying
to
you,
give
me
a
drink,
you
would
have
asked
him,
and
he
would
give
you
living
water.
The
woman
said
to
him,
sir,
you
have
nothing
to
draw
water
with,
and
the
well
is
deep.
Where
do
you
get
that
living
water?
Are
you
greater
than
our
father
Jacob?
He
gave
us
the
well
and
drank
from
it
himself,
and
so
did
his
sons
and
his
livestock.
Jesus
said
to
her,
everyone
who
drinks
of
this
water
will
be
thirsty
again,
but
whoever
drinks
of the
water
that
I
will
give
him
will
never
be
thirsty
again.
Jesus
thirsted
in
our
stead
so
that
we
would
never
thirst
again.
He
paid
the
ultimate
price
his
life
by
drinking
our
cup
so
we
would
not
have
to.
He
drank
death
and
we
have
the
opportunity
to
experience
eternal
life.
Jesus
being
fully
man
and
fully
God
experienced
real
human
physical
thirst.
Christ
also
experienced
in
our
place
the
wages
of
sin
and
being
forsaken
by
God.
Romans
6
23
for
the
wages
of
sin
is
death
but
the
free
gift
of
God
is
eternal
life
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
We
don't
have
to
face
death
because
Jesus
did
for
us.
We
don't
have
that
bitter
cup
in
front
of
us
any
longer.
Jesus
has
provided
living
water
which
is
eternal
life.
In
closing
out
this
word
I'd
like
to
share
a
verse
from
a
beautiful
old
hymn.
death
and
the
curse
were
in
our
cup
O
Christ
was
full
for
thee
but
thou
hast
drained
the
last
dark
drop
tis
empty
now
for
me
that
bitter
cup
love
drink
it
up
now
blessings
draft
for
me
sixth
last
word
of
Jesus
from
19
John
19
30
when
Jesus
had
received
the
sorrow
wine
he
said
it
is
finished
and
he
bowed
his
head
and
gave
up
his
spirit
that's
one of
the
weirdest
last
things
to say
on
when
you're
dying
why
do
you
say
it
is
finished
if
I
was
dying
in
excruciating
pain
what I
would
say
is
I
hope
it
would
finish
eventually
soon
so I
don't
have
to
die
for
three
days
but
he
says
it
is
finished
it's
also
a
very
peculiar
word
to
study
and
to
meditate
on
very
weird
so
I
think
the
answer
lies
in
Romans
where
Paul
explains
what
Christ
has
done
for
us
the
entire
letter
is
just
a
fantastical
treatise
upon
this
as
you
all
know
Paul
was
a
Jew
he
pursued
Christians
and
he
became
a
Christ
and
how
does
he
understand
the
work
of
the
cross
what
Christ
has
done
on
that
he
says
in
Romans
chapter
4
verse
7
to
8
of
the
man
who
is
blessed
are
they
whose
inequities
are
forgiven
and whose
sins
are
covered
blessed
is
the
man
to
whom
the
Lord
will
not
impure
sin
and
how
is
that
why
does
he
say
that
because
later
in
Christ
died
for
us
if
when
we
were
enemies
we
were
reconciled
to
God
by
the
death
of
his
son
much
more
being
reconciled
we
shall
be
saved
by
his
life
and
not
only
so
but
we
also
joy
in
God
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
by
whom
we
have
now
received
the
atonement
so
I did
a bit
of
research
because
there's
two
words
here
that
most
of
us
don't
!
nowadays
most
of
us
don't
even
understand
what
they
mean
and
it's
unfortunately
reserved
exclusively
to
biblical
studies
when
it's
actually
a
common
word
those
words
are
first
imputation
just
means
to lay
a charge
on
someone
so
in
the
legal
fashion
if
I
charge
you
as
a
murderer
I've
imputed
to
you
the
charge
and
if
you're
guilty
you
must
pay
it
back
pay
back
whatever
debt
you
owe
life
imprisonment
or
death
and
atonement
is also
another
fancy
word
we
think
it's
fancy
because
it's
sometimes
used
in
movies
but
atonement
is
to
make
reparation
to
make
a
right
when
you
in
the
old
testament
these
words
are
used
frequently
when
the
sacrifices
for
offering
for
sins
and
the
imagery
is
very
clear
and
this
way
is
striking
for
us
when
you
committed
a
sin
before
God
when
you
make
atonement
reparation
so
in
the
old
testament
of
worship
the
entire
basis
of
the
sacrificial
system
of
worship
is
that
you
have
done
wrong
against
someone
you
must
make
atonement
to
him
and
to
God
by
way
of
sacrifice
and
so
the
meaning
of
Paul
is
very
clear
and
it
can
be
said
in
this
sentence
in
this
way
that
when
Christ
made
an
atonement
for
us
or
for
me
he
imputed
unto
me
his
righteousness
and
considered
me
as
such
and
then
the
father
imputed
unto
him
his
son
my
sins
and
considered
him
as
such
so
as a
little
bit
of an
exercise
for me
for
the last
for
one
evening
I
decided
to
write
down
all
the
accounts
of
one
sin
I
committed
for
ten
years
and
this
is
pretty
easy
because
I
did
it
for
almost
every
single
day
so
it's
pretty
easy
to
count
I
didn't
have to
think
too
much
about
it
I
just
wrote
on
every
single
line
I
committed
that
sin
and
if I
did so
if I
dedicated
a page
for a
month
the
whole
page
would be
filled
so I
would
have
12
pages
for
one
year
and
if
for
ten
years
that
would
be
120
pages
to
give
you
an
idea
this
whole
book
and
40
pages
would
be
filled
with
all
these
accounts
of
this
one
sin
I
am
not
taking
consideration
lying
although
I'm
pretty
guilty
of
that
or
anger
I'm
also
very
guilty
of
that
shocker
but
one
personally
I
can't
respect
or
have
any
care
towards
any
religious
system
where
the
central
claim
of
every
religious
system
is
if
I
am
devotional
if
I
pray
if
I
do
any
form
of
devotional
I
will
somehow
be
a
good
person
because
there
are
three
things
I
would
say
to
that
one
is
do
you
really
think
that
me
praying
more
every
day
will
clear
the
accounts
I
have
on
my
soul
the
second
thing
is
will
when
Satan
laughs
at
you
I
need
to
ask
you
do
you
think
that
being
more
devotional
will
undo
all
my
machination
because
a man
who
is
possessed
by
allegiance
of
demons
has
a
better
chance
to
be
freed
than
you
are
my
machinations
and
the
third
is
that
as a
form
of
teaching
God
will
punish
me
by
sending
me
to
hell
to
show
that
not
one
ounce
of
the
law
shall
be
broken
and
every
depth
shall
be
cleared
do
you
think
that
being
more
devotional
and
more
religious
can
clear
you
the
depth
so
when
we
talk
then
about
when
I
consider
what
Christ
has
done
here's
how I
have
understood
he
has
taken
all
my
sins
all
the
accounts
every
single
one
of
them
he
taken
George's
sins
he
taken
Josiah's
sins
every
single
account
every
charge
he
taken
Andrew
and
Victor's
sins
he
took
it
and
upon
the
cross
when he
says it
to finish
he
ripped
it
every
single
charge
all
sins
are
done
it
is
finished
for
we
have
now
the
atonement
and
righteousness
of
God
I
hear
now
the
obvious
question
is
how
does
one
man's
death
for
two
hours
clear
that
that's
ridiculous
how
does
one
man's
death
do
that
because
Christ
is
greater
than
all
of
our
sins
every
sin
has
been
cleared
all
of
my
sins
and
George's
sin
and
all
our
sins
if
we
put
them
on
the
scale
of
justice
that
none
!
he
tips
it
he
is
greater
than
all
of
my
sins
and
all
my
unrighteousness
all
what
I
cannot
do
he
has
done
on
my
behalf
come
taste
and
see
how
glorious
and
grace
of
the
Lord
is
how
blessed
is
he
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
open
the
gates
of
heaven
sing
praises
to
the
Lord
almighty
for
the
King
of
glory
has
arrived
!
cried
out
with
a
loud
voice
father
I
surrender
my
spirit
into
your
hands
and
he
took
his
last
breath
died!
For
me
there
are
meaningful
words
from
this
verse
the
first
is
when
Jesus
cries
out
this
is
an
indication
of
his
work
coming
to
completion
to
cry
out
with
a
loud
voice
can
mean
several
things
Jesus
has
made
an
audible
sentence
that
is
heard
by
others
at
the
scene
of
the
cross
Jesus
is
speaking
with
urgency
and
emphasis
on
the
cross
in
excruciating
pain
Jesus
has
the
authority
to
speak
the
word
father
in
Jesus
final
words
he
speaks
to
the
father
hands
and
Jesus
surrendering
his
spirit
I
think
of
Jesus
in
John
1
3
which
speaks
of
Jesus
and
that
through
him
all
things
were
made
without
him
nothing
was
made
that
has
been
made
Jesus
the
creator
of
everything
is
choosing
to be
on the
cross
for
you
and
for
me
I
frequently
use
my
hands
for
important
daily
and
creative
function
this
verse
leads
me
to
reflect
on
Jesus
arms
pinned
to
the
cross
by
nails
Jesus
hands
are
in
pain
and
Jesus
my
creator
in
his
pain
surrenders
himself
into
God's
hands
Jesus
his
last
words
complete
his
earthly
work
for
the
people
he
created
the
phrase
and
he
took
his
last
breath
and
died
what
does
this
mean
to
me
with
Jesus
his
earthly
work
completed
I
have
been
invited
to
trusting
in
Jesus
for
my
salvation
Jesus
had
earthly
work
to
do
and
so
do
I
and
I
am
called
to
Christ's
example
I
would
like
to
read
1
Peter
2
21
and
I
put
my
name
in
this
verse
and
if
you
wish
you
can
put
yours
in
for
to
this
Shana
you
have
been
called
because
Christ
also
suffered
for
Shana
leaving
Shana
an
example
so
that
Shana
might
follow
in
his
steps
Jesus
has
made
it
possible
for
me
to
have
relationship
with
God
it
is
my
choice
to
accept
this
and
live
this
out
in
his
strength
in
Jesus
his
last
breath
and
words
I
now
have
work
to
do
and
I
can
rest
in
the
promise
from
Philippians
1
6
and
I
am
sure
of
this
that
Christ
who
began
a good
work
in
Shana
and
Christ
who
begins
a good
work
in
my
fellow
believers
will
bring
it
to
completion
at
the
day
of
Jesus
Christ
Father
day
by
day
may
I
surrender
my
spirit
my
will
into
your
hands
voy
!
voy voy
!
voy