#soap # Matthew 27 ## Title: All According to Plan ## Scripture: (Matthew 27:46) At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “” (NET) ## Observation: Two things can be true at the same time. When Jesus quoted this verse, He was in agony and fulfilling the plan of God. This quote is from Psalm 22. This is a psalm about someone going through difficulty, but the Lord rescuing Him out of it all. Therefore, Jesus is not saying His Father had forsaken Him in the literal sense. He is quoting the first verse of this psalm to both announce His agony but also proclaim that everything is going according to plan. There is an unhelpful and untrue thought that everything goes well when we are in the “will of God.” Actually, the will of God leads us through many different ups and downs. Our goal is to stay true to the course and watch what God does through it all. ## Application: Don’t get off the path. All is going according to plan. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for watching over our lives.