Good morning everyone and welcome back to another morning with the Masters where we devote

ourselves to Lord daily with you. Good morning you guys. It is a good morning. It is a

good Friday. We're picking up with a new devotional called Living Hope. A countdown to Easter

which is in the Bible. There's a link to that in the description of this podcast if you guys want

to follow along with us. And as always, I'm going to read the scripture and then Tori's going to

pick up with the Devo. Let's do it. The scripture is first Peter chapter 2 verses 23 and 24. And it says

this, he did not retaliate when he was insulted nor threatened revenge when he suffered. He left

his case in the hands of God who always judges fairly. He personally carried our sins in his

body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds, we are

healed. The devotional is titled Why Have You Forsaken Me? And it says, Imagine you're watching

Jesus hang from the cross. The only way he can breathe is by pushing himself up using the nails

in his wrists and ankles. As the day draws to an end, he musters what little strength he has left

to pull himself up again so that he can cry out. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? If we're

being honest with ourselves, we've all probably had moments where we've asked God, where are you in

this? Why have you forsaken me? How should we respond when we find ourselves in situations where we

feel alone, anxious, and forsaken? The words Jesus spoke on the cross were actually taken from Psalm

22, a prophetic lament written by King David. In many ways, this Psalm is about Jesus, but it also

provides us with three action steps we can follow when we feel alone. 1. Be honest with God about

how you're feeling. Relationships start with being real, so if you're feeling forsaken by God,

tell him that. Ask God your questions and prepare your heart to hear his answers. 2. Give God

glory anyway. Our feelings don't change the fact that God is worthy of being worshipped. In fact,

it's often through worship that we discover the cure for our worry. When we focus on who God is,

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