Day 11 Daniel Fast Devotional_Fellowship with the Father_Karl and Valerie Pickard

Psalm 22:1 and Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi,Eloi, lama sabachthani?” whitch means My God My God why have you forsaken me?

For years I have always thought that when Jesus asked for “this cup to be taken from him,” my mind always slipped into the thinking He was minded of the horrifying idea of the Cross. Recently I have been meditating on the Character of Jesus as it pertains to His relationship with the Father. John’s Gospel really sheds light on this subject. ” I seek not my own will but the will of the Father.” “I only do what the father does, and say what the father says. In short Jesus remained in constant fellowship with the father.

I’m probably slow to get the revelation on this but please bear with me. I believe that maybe Jesus wasn’t so worried about the destruction of the flesh; but rather that for the first time in ETERNITY that He would be seperated from fellowship with Father.

I can barely imagine but maybe the internal conversation sounded something like this: Father, I can not BEAR the thought of this seperation; you are my source, my life, my food, my EVERYTHING!! Please Father, Please, take this cup from me.

During this day of the Fast ask yourself:
Is the attitude of my heart to give up , “WHATEVER IT TAKES” to stay in fellowship with Him? Money, Food, Houses, Family and Life itself.

Glorify Him

Karl and Valerie Pickard

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