A Loud Cry

Job 26-27; Mark 15-16 

“With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’”

Mark 15:37-39

The final cry of Jesus was not a cry of anger or defeat; it was a cry of victory. The soldier who witnessed this cry, and the humility with which Jesus offered his life for the sins of the world, testified that “this man was the Son of God”. Jesus finished well. In the temple, the massive curtain separating the Most Holy Place was torn from top to bottom by an even larger angel. Access to God’s presence through the atoning blood of Christ was now open to all who received, by faith, Christ’s sacrifice for their sin. We, too, can now experience intimate communication with our Father in heaven. We, too, can now finish well the discipleship path each of us is walking. 

What is our response as those who, like the centurion, witness Christ’s death? 

“Lord Jesus, you are my Savior and Redeemer and Lord. Thank you, for your glory.”