God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Seven words on the cross (7) [Luke 23:44-46] This is the seventh word Jesus said on the cross: “Father into your hands I commend my spirt” (Lk. 23:46). A scholar named Arthur Pink called this seventh word of Jesus ‘the word of satisfaction. ‘It was an act of satisfaction, an act of faith, an act of trust, an act of love,’ he said. Arthur Pink divided this word of satisfaction into seven parts and explained them in detail: (1) Here we see the Savior restored to fellowship with the Father. (2) Here we see a deliberate contrast. (3) Here we see Christ's perfect submission to God. (4) Here we see the absolute uniqueness of the Savior. (5) Here we see a perfect refuge forever. (6) Here we see how blessed fellowship with God is. (7) Here we see the true resting place of the heart. Today I would like to consider the first of these seven, “Here we see the Savior restored to fellowsh...