Warriors Arise: April 11th, 2020
We do not like to think that God would turn His back on His own Son. But He did. When Jesus was in the most pain, physical and mentally. Jesus had never sinned, so when He took on the sins of all mankind it was overwhelming, a pain we will never be able to comprehend. The sins of everyone who was, all those currently sinning, and to all who would sin until the day of Jesus' second coming.
Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Mark 15:33-34 (NKJV) I am sure I have no comprehension of what Jesus experienced at that moment. When I was 10 or so, I remember waking up from a nap and it was dark outside. There was no one home. My brothers weren't there, both my Dad and Mom were gone. I freaked out! I began hearing sounds in the house and I would not go down in the basement. My imagination got the best of me. I thought someone was in the house. I couldn't handle the noises the house made so I went outside and turned on the light in the garage. I stood in my parents driveway trying to hold in my tears. I was praying, angry, and scared out of my whits! I was so thankful when my parents arrived home. They had let me sleep while they went grocery shopping (as a parent, I totally understand a "shopping date").
My experience was nothing compared to what Jesus experienced: separation from His Father. The Bible tells us that Jesus did only what He saw His Father doing. At our greatest time of triump we want our parents to see us. This was Jesus' greatest triumph. His defeat of the enemy. But God turned His back on Jesus, not because He didn't love His Son, but because Jesus had revealed all the sin in the world. When God looked upon Jesus on the cross He saw my sin. Jesus took the sin of every person that was, is and will ever be and wrote in blood, "Paid In Full."
Jesus, thank you for taking my sin. Thank you for following through with the plan to redeem my life. On the cross, when God turned His back on You it must have been devastating. I pray for each person who is isolated in the hospital, infected with the coronavirus to know the presence of the Holy Spirit. I bind up the lies of the devil who would tell these people that You have abandoned them. I loose the presence of the Holy Spirit to be physically tangible to each one. I bind the mental torment of the devil who is telling those who have been infected with the disease that You have forsaken them. I loose the love of the Father to be ever present in their room, embracing them through the night and each and every hour of the day. I bind despair and discouragement in the mighty name of Jesus and loose hope, faith and courage. In the name of Jesus, no one who is isolated and alone will be without courage to fight another day. Jesus, You know what it felt like to be isolated, to be without Your Father. Come Lord Jesus and have mercy on the people who are fighting the coronavirus. Strengthen family members to press in and pray for Your love to settle their minds and believe for the miracle You offer in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy
My hope is for Believers in Jesus Christ to join together each day to pray, to push back the enemy as we release God’s power here on earth against the coronavirus. The prayers will be listed each day as Warriors Arise. I will put a date with it so we can keep them straight. If you have any questions please feel free to make a comment or private message me. If you would like this to come to your email directly please go to verideehand.com and subscribe.
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