Forsaken.

Such an ugly word.

Even uglier when experienced.

Many years ago I received a text from a friend of two decades.  It simply read, “I can no longer be your friend.”

Devastation flooded through me. What had I done wrong? How could I fix it? I replied through text. I sent letters and cards.

Silence.

Throughout the entire grieving period of the lost friendship, God made it clear that this was His will.  Though I was forsaken by this person, He assured me that I was never forsaken by Him (Deut. 31:6).  He is the constant companion who calls me friend (John 15:15).

In Depth

• Choose Isaiah 53 or Genesis 22. (Both if time permits)
  • Compare your chosen chapter to Psalm 22 and Matthew 27.
    • What are similarities and fulfilled prophesies?

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  • Read Deut. 28:20 and 29:25. Forsaken is used here for the first time in the Old Testament. (Forsake is first used in Deut. 4:31).
    • What is the who, what, when, where, why and how of these verses?
      • How do these verses apply to us today?

Feeling ambitious?

Create a chronology of Christ’s crucifixion with the four gospels.  (Try not to just print this off the internetJ).  Compare your chronology with Psalm 22.  Are there more parallels between the Psalm and the gospels?