Elmhurst CRC

Sunday's Comin' #288 - Psalm 22: 1-8, 12-21

January 18, 2023 Kyle Olson Season 1 Episode 288
Elmhurst CRC
Sunday's Comin' #288 - Psalm 22: 1-8, 12-21
Show Notes Transcript

Kyle Olson, Technical Director

Kyle Olson  0:09 

Welcome to Elmhurst CRC's daily dose of the word of God. I'm Kyle Olson, Technical Director here at Elmhurst CRC. This week's Alpha series question is, "Why did Jesus die?" I'll be reading from The Voice translation of Psalm 22, verses 1 through 8 and 12 through 21.

Kyle Olson  0:30 

My God, my God, why have you turned your back on me? Your ears are deaf to my groans. O my God, I cry all day and you are silent; my tears in the night bring no relief. Still, you are holy; You make your home on the praises of Israel. Our mothers and fathers trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them. They cried out to you for help and were spared; they trusted in you and were vindicated. But I am a worm and not a human being, a disgrace and an object of scorn. Everyone who sees me laughs at me; they whisper to one another I’m a loser; they sneer and mock me, saying,“He relies on the Eternal; let the Eternal rescue him and keep him safe because he is happy with him.” I’m surrounded by many tormenters; like strong bulls of Bashan, they circle around me with their taunts. They open their mouths wide at me like ravenous, roaring lions. My life is poured out like water, and all my bones have slipped out of joint. My heart melts like wax inside me. My strength is gone, dried up like shards of pottery; my dry tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; You lay me in the dust of death. A throng of evil ones has surrounded me like a pack of wild dogs; They pierced my hands and ripped a hole in my feet. I count all my bones; people gawk and stare at me. They make a game out of dividing my clothes among themselves; they cast lots for the clothes on my back.  But you, O Eternal, stay close; O you, my help, hurry to my side. Save my life from violence, my sweet life from the teeth of the wild dog. Rescue me from the mouth of the lion. From the horns of the wild oxen, you responded to my plea.

Kyle Olson  2:56  

Let's pray. Lord, thank you for your word. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for your strength. Thank you for your sadness. Thank you for your mercy. Lord, as we hear these words and we consider Jesus saying these things when he was on the cross - speaking directly to you - it is too much to take. Why did Jesus have to die, Lord? In your name, Amen.