#soap # Luke 23 ## Title: Trusting God in Hard Times ## Scripture: (Luke 23:46) Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ” And after he said this he breathed his last. (NET) ## Observation: Have you ever had something bad happen that you simply did not understand? Perhaps you were fired from a job you loved. Perhaps you just knew you were going to marry the love of your life only to have them fall in love with another person. Maybe you were looking forward to retirement life only to find out you have cancer. What do you do when you find yourself in a terrible situation and it looks like you are not coming out of it the way you hoped? Jesus was the only innocent person to ever live. Jesus was the only One who did not deserve the Cross He bore for all of us. There was no rescue coming. He was going to be brutally killed for sins He had not committed. At the end of it, He showed us how to finish well. He told His Father He still trusted Him, even though the worst was happening. Can you trust God that much? ## Application: No matter what hard thing is happening in your life, refuse to lose your trust in the Lord. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being completely trustworthy.