Matthew 27:46 NLT

At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, 

"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"

which means 

"My God, my God, 

why have you abandoned me?"

Matthew 27:46 NLT

While the circumstances around Jesus saying this are unique and extraordinary, and the significance of Jesus expressing this has layers of mystery to them, there's a humanness here that here that we can relate to:

We feel that God has abandoned us.

It feels like what we have lost sight of God, that what seemed like solid ground is dissolving, and we feel lost.

Abandoned.

In this moment Jesus couldn't seem any further away from being the Messiah, Saviour, Lord. He is dying, being crucified, immobile, and expresses his heart in this way:

"My God, my God, 

why have you abandoned me?"

Jesus question doesn't give an answer, but it does give us permission to ask the same question if we need to. 

When we feel powerless, that the world is against us, that God is silent, that we've been abandoned, it's OK to cry out.

To question.

Jesus cry was not to the Empire that put him on the cross, his family, friends, disciples, but to God. When we need to cry out, keep seeking Him who is Unfailing Love.

Cry to Him.

Even when we walk through the valley of shadow, we are still Beloved.

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