☀️ Matthew 27

Matthew 27 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.” Matthew 27 opens with these words: “Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:” The line to keep is Matthew 27:46: “About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”” Carry the word “ninth” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 27:46: “About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 27? Then try this: Read “About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God,…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.