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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>DAY
30 - MATTHEW 26-28 - CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
26:14-16 (26:1-16) CRUCIFIXION PLOTTED. “Then one of the twelve,
the <i>one</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> called Judas
Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">15</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
said, What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you.
And they weighed him thirty silver-</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>pieces</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">.
</span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">16</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
And from then </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>on</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
he sought opportunity to deliver him” (NNT). </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">O
deliver us from ever falling, when tempted to betray Jesus either by
neglect, commission or example. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Hallowed be
Your Name!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">2. 26:27-28 (26:17-35)
PASSOVER SUPPER. “And he took a cup, and gave thanks, </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
gave to them, saying, All </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>you</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
drink of it; </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">28</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
for this is my :blood of the covenant, :poured out for many unto
remission of sins.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Father,
You are the God who calls the things that are not as though they
were! You were in Christ reconciling the world to Yourself - Calvary
was here as good as already done! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Your
:kingdom come!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">3. 26:39 (26:36-56)
GETHSEMANE. “And he went forward a little, </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible,
let this :cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you
</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>will</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">.”
</font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Nowhere
Father, will we find a more poignant example of Your will being done
on earth as it is in heaven. You and Your Son have made an
everlasting covenant of salvation on our behalf. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">4. 26:75 (26:57-75) PETER
DENIES JESUS. “And :Peter remembered the word Jesus had said
[that], Before the cock crow, you shall deny me thrice. And he went
out, </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
wept bitterly.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">May
we not like Peter trust in our flesh. But may we in You be faithful
to You and Your Son! It is only Christ living in us the exchanged
life, that any of us can overcome! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Our
:daily bread give us this day!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">5. 27:46, 50 (27:1-56)
DEATH OF JESUS. “And about the ninth hour :Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, El</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>o</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">i,
El</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>o</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">i,
lema sabachthanei? that is, My God, my God, why did you forsake me?
</font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">50</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
And :Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and he yielded up </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>his</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
:spirit.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">This
is Jesus' time of the Dark Night of the Soul. Father You turned Your
back, as Your Son became sin for us. O what holiness as propitiation
was made! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>And
forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">6. 27:64 (27:57-66) THE
TOMB. “Command therefore that the sepulcher be made secure until
the third day, lest haply the disciples come </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
steal him, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: and the
last error will be worse than the first.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">What
poetic justice! The presence of Roman soldiers gave even greater
credence to the resurrection of Jesus from the dead! How You can turn
the tables Father, and sitting in the heavens, laugh! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>And
bring us not into temptation!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">7. 28:5-6 (28) RESURRECTION
AND COMMISSION. “And the angel answered </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
said to the women, Fear not YOU; for I know that you seek Jesus the
crucified </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>one</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">.
</font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">6</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place
where he lay.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">What
a message of joy! What a word of fulfillment! What a story of
victory! Jesus is risen! Shout it abroad! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>But
deliver us from the evil one!</i></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
28:18-20 (28) “And :Jesus came to </b></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">them</span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given me in heaven
and on :earth. 19 Go therefore, and disciple all the nations,
baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit: 20 teaching them to keep all things whatever I commanded
you: and lo, I am with you all the days till the consummation of the
age.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
fullness of the Godhead bodily dwells in You, Lord Jesus! One
world-known evangelical evangelist uses the following baptismal
formula: “I baptize you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in
whom the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily: Father, Son and Holy
Spirit.”</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Of
all the occurrences within the last week of Jesus - the Cross and the
Resurrection are the key points in the mind of God. It was for </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">this</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that Jesus came! It was for this that He divested Himself of the
prerogatives of Deity, humbled Himself to become man - and in the end
made Redemption and Reconciliation through His blood on our behalf.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">To
miss understanding on this key event, is to miss God's mind and
thinking on the greatest event in all of history. The apostle Paul
did </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">not</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
miss this understanding - nor Peter and the other apostles - nor the
early church. It is </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">this</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
understanding that motivated and catapulted early believers from the
Outer Court of the Tabernacle, into the Holy Place - and </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">then</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
right on into the Holy of Holies through the riven veil - into the
very presence of God. A failure to understand this - is a failure for
the majority of believers today - especially American believers - to
press into full identification with Jesus in His death, burial and
resurrection. It is total death to our self-life - our will - all of
this - just like Jesus in His humanity, was placed at God's full
disposal; so by us as His perfect servants with Christ we should do
the same!</span></span></font></p>
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<u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Full</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Discipleship! </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Matthew
28:18-20</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!
Obedient to all the teaching and commandments of Christ which He gave
to His disciples in His earthly life - and commissioned them to pass
this along to </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">all</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
future believers. Mere conversion is </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">not</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
enough. Full discipleship is the clear mandate of our God and His
Christ. Anything less is failing Him in His great sacrifice on our
behalf. “</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">My
Utmost</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
for His Highest” must come to us with heavenly clarion call.
“Personal, Passionate Devotion to Jesus” - </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">this</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is normal Christianity from heaven's view point. Your Will, Father,
be done on earth - </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">as
it is in heaven</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
All heavenly angels and departed saints walk this way. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">This</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is the goal for us. </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Now</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is the time of preparation for a vast eternity versus the brief 70-90
years down here.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">So - Matthew 26-28 is really the
focal point to which all the preceding 25 chapters of Matthew have
laid the foundation.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Jesus
again and again said, </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“He
that has ears, </span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">let
him hear</font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
what the Spirit is saying to the churches!” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
was the insistent note of Pastor Bob Birch, the apostle of love and
prayer of Canada. Perhaps this is an explanation for the astounding
election results in Canada this early part of May, 2011. Dr. David
Yonggi Cho of Seoul, South Korea 3 times prophesied that God has
reserved Canada for a special role to play among the nations of the
world just prior to the return of the Son of God as Lord of lords and
King of kings. Let the evil-minded of both America and Canada tremble
at the changes our Lord will make upon His return. Let the
homosexuals, the evil educators, and abortionists etc. - tremble!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Changes are about to come. Satan
and witchcraft is about to end for 1000 years. Imagine!</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Psalm
30:11-12 exactly expresses the reaction of God's people in the light
of this. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“You
have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my
sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">12</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O
Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.”</span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
At the remembrance of these things Father, we honor You and Your
Goodness and Righteous love! J.A.Watt</span></span></font></p>
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