Voluntary Absence

My God, I cry out by day, but You do not answer; and by night, but I have no rest.  Psalm 22:2  NASB Cry out – Who’s responsible?  That’s what we want to know.  If I’m crying out day and night, if I feel the desperate emptiness of God’s absence, if I’m fixated on His reply,…

What God Can’t Do

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli lama Sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”  Matthew 27:46  NASB Eli, Eli – It is common Christian interpretation to view this verse as the cry of Jesus when Sin (with a capital S) fell…

A Small Correction?

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which is translated, ‘My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?’”  Mark 15:34  NASB Eloi – There’s just a small problem with this verse.  It simply can’t be what Yeshua said.  Before you go crazy with the implications…