I am sure that as they yelled at Him from ground level, it felt right and they thought that they were right on….but they missed it….and simply fulfilled a scripture that was written 1000 years prior to describe their actions.

 

Mocked

Psalm 22   8 “He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him.  Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”

 

I am sure that thought that the world would be better without Him and that they were doing everyone a favor by eliminating Him….but they missed it….and simply fulfilled a scripture that was written 1000 years prior to describe their actions.

 

Crucified

Psalm 22  16 Dogs have surrounded me;  a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet.

 

I am sure that they appeased their calloused hearts by gambling over His last items, further expressing to all witnesses how unimportant He truly was….but they missed it….and simply fulfilled a scripture that was written 1000 years prior to describe their actions.

 

Gambled Over His Clothes

Psalm 22  18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

 

And I am sure it looked as though He was in despair as He cried out on that cross from on high…..and as they looked at Him doing so, they must have thought:  “We’ve won”….but they missed it….and simply fulfilled a scripture that was written 1000 years prior to describe their actions.

 

Jesus references Psalm 22 From the Cross

Psalm 22  1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

 

Over 300 scriptures told of Him….of His life and death and of all the things that He would do and fulfill.  But we missed it.  The Jews missed it.  The Samaritans missed it.  The Romans missed it.  We all missed it.  John the Baptist was the rare exception.

 

And it is so easy to read about others “missing it” in scripture….and if you are like me, it is easy to be drawn into the accusational/judgmental/”holier than thou” attitude that somehow convinces us that we would not do the same….

 

But that is who we are are.  We Miss It.

 

Jesus has so much to offer.

 

And in our world today there has never been a greater need for His hand and touch on all of us.

 

As we enter into the Christmas season we will undoubtedly begin to walk out our habits, our traditions, our cultures, our plans…..

 

And some of those plans will be God-lead and good.

 

But some of them will pay no heed to who He is or what great things He has done.

 

Some of our actions will be headed in the wrong direction and distracting….and some of them will lead to us:  “Missing It”

 

Let’s not allow it.

 

Let’s remember why we do what we do and why we celebrate what we celebrate.

 

Let’s ask Him to come and change our hearts so that we don’t miss it…so that we walk fully and wholeheartedly in the calling that He has put over all of our lives.

 

Let’s purpose to love better and deeper….to reach out further….and to worship with greater passion than we have ever done.

 

Let’s purpose to allow Him to work in our lives like never before so that we don’t……miss it.

 

And let’s all find our times and opportunities to reach out and tell the world about who He is….what He did…and what He fulfilled so that others can walk in the freedom that He so willingly offers.

 

Because when He called out on that cross “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”…..He was not doing it because He felt abandoned (though He fully was) ….. He was doing it because He had a plan to rescue us….to rescue YOU …. From all that could come to harm you.

 

Rejoice in that….And…….Don’t Miss It.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J