Sunday, May 03, 2009

Editing the "Oh to see" Post

First, I want to edit some of my writings in “Oh to see my name written in His wounds.” I felt a little “awkward” about the ponderings I included in there even when I posted it. I couldn’t tell if they were blasphemous or not. I concluded they were NOT blasphemous, and so chose to post them, but I would still like to clarify.

I don’t want to take away from the horrible pain, suffering, and agony the Lord was experiencing on the cross. He experienced the wrath of God, separation from God, and the physical pain of being abused in the flesh. That is agony.

Yes, even the death on the cross can be included in why He was feeling agony. “Probably not agony. Discomfort, but…”
I shouldn’t have used the weak term of “discomfort.” I was trying to highlight the difference in pain between the physical cross and the spiritual anguish, but discomfort is not proper.

“Then look at His words and actions after praying. He is in control of Himself and brings glory to the Father. We never hear of Him being in agony again – not even when He is hanging on the cross. Perhaps on the cross He is the most in control of His words and actions; knowing this is the fulfillment of His Father’s will.”
I don’t like the way this sits. True, we don’t hear of Him being in agony again, but He must have been. He was SEPARATED from the close relationship of THE TRINITY!!!! He was (as Zimmer’s sermons have recently highlighted), experiencing the guilt and sorrow of OUR sin. He experienced God’s WRATH the stored up WRATH of GOD – the Just.
And yes, He is in CONTROL of His words and actions. As I ponder it more even now -- amazing how controlled he was.
He was no longer sweating blood, but He was pouring blood from His wounds.
See how amazing His obedience is. See His love for the Father!! (Love is obedience; obedience is love.)

“I am going to conjecture that He was earnestly praying for His will to be conformed to the Father’s.”
Just let me say, “duh”. That is what the Bible SAYS. He prayed, “not my will, but Yours be done.” And then returned and prayed again. Of course that is what He was praying! How could anyone (I) think otherwise?!!

So there are my edits. PLEASE, if ever I try to post in that manner again; tell me if I am off. I like "searching" and probing and thinking, so please if I am wrong -- TELL ME!!!!!

Thank you.

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