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When the Lord Jesus Christ was being crucified at Golgotha, it looked as though everything had failed. In fact, it looked as though God had failed. No wonder the crowd shouted as recorded in Matthew 27:43, “He trusted in God; let Him deliver him now, if He will have him: for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'” He trusted in God. It looked as though His faith was not worth anything. By the way, you can pick that situation up and drop it right where you are today. I suppose someone may be saying about us, “oh yeah, you’re a child of God. You’re trusting God. What are you doing on a cross? Why has everything fallen to pieces?” You see this situation teaches us some very important lessons.
First of all, we must distinguish between faith and feeling. Was the Lord Jesus trusting in the Father? He certainly was. In obedience to His Father’s will He was dying on the cross. He was trusting His Father. How did He feel? He felt terrible. Crucifixion is a tragic and terrible way to die. You know you and I can be doing a great work for God. We can be walking by faith and not feel good. Learn to distinguish between faith and feeling.
Secondly, learn to distinguish between faith and sight. If you look at the scene at Calvary, it looks like failure. The disciples are scattered, a band is watching Him there, He is hanging on the cross, they have gambled for the few clothes that He owned. It looks like failure, but it wasn’t. There’s a difference between circumstances and the will of God; faith and sight. Learn to distinguish and learn to distinguish between faith and public opinion.
As the crowd went by, and some very important people were in that crowd, they were saying, “He trusted God! Well, let God deliver Him if He’ll have Him.” He said, ‘I’m the Son of God.'” Don’t worry about what people say. They were wrong. Jesus Christ died by faith just as He had lived by faith. Don’t live by your feelings. Don’t go by sight. Don’t listen to the opinions of others. Just do what God’s called you to do, even if it means being nailed to a cross because there’s always the resurrection that follows and the resurrection brings glory.
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By Back to the BibleWhen the Lord Jesus Christ was being crucified at Golgotha, it looked as though everything had failed. In fact, it looked as though God had failed. No wonder the crowd shouted as recorded in Matthew 27:43, “He trusted in God; let Him deliver him now, if He will have him: for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'” He trusted in God. It looked as though His faith was not worth anything. By the way, you can pick that situation up and drop it right where you are today. I suppose someone may be saying about us, “oh yeah, you’re a child of God. You’re trusting God. What are you doing on a cross? Why has everything fallen to pieces?” You see this situation teaches us some very important lessons.
First of all, we must distinguish between faith and feeling. Was the Lord Jesus trusting in the Father? He certainly was. In obedience to His Father’s will He was dying on the cross. He was trusting His Father. How did He feel? He felt terrible. Crucifixion is a tragic and terrible way to die. You know you and I can be doing a great work for God. We can be walking by faith and not feel good. Learn to distinguish between faith and feeling.
Secondly, learn to distinguish between faith and sight. If you look at the scene at Calvary, it looks like failure. The disciples are scattered, a band is watching Him there, He is hanging on the cross, they have gambled for the few clothes that He owned. It looks like failure, but it wasn’t. There’s a difference between circumstances and the will of God; faith and sight. Learn to distinguish and learn to distinguish between faith and public opinion.
As the crowd went by, and some very important people were in that crowd, they were saying, “He trusted God! Well, let God deliver Him if He’ll have Him.” He said, ‘I’m the Son of God.'” Don’t worry about what people say. They were wrong. Jesus Christ died by faith just as He had lived by faith. Don’t live by your feelings. Don’t go by sight. Don’t listen to the opinions of others. Just do what God’s called you to do, even if it means being nailed to a cross because there’s always the resurrection that follows and the resurrection brings glory.