REMINDERS FROM THE CROSS
“Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:34
JESUS’ FORGIVENESS REMINDS US OF GOD’S GRACE
“Dear woman, here is your son;
Here is your mother.”
John 19:26
JESUS’ CONCERN FOR HIS MOTHER REMINDS US OF GOD’S LOVE
“I tell you the truth,
today you will be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:43
JESUS’ PROMISE OF SALVATION REMINDS US OF GOD’S DESIGN
“I am thirsty.”
John 19:28
JESUS’ HUMANITY REMINDS US THAT GOD IS OUR CREATOR
“Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?”
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:34 (Psalm 22:1)
JESUS’ EMOTION REMINDS US THAT WE ARE CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE
“It is finished.”
John 19:30
JESUS’ TIMING REMINDS US OF GOD’S PLAN & PURPOSE
“Father into your hands I commit my spirit.”
Luke 23:46
JESUS’ TRUST REMINDS US OF GOD’S TOTAL SOVEREIGNTY