Why Didn’t Jesus Miraculously Rescue Himself from the Cross? [Questions That Haunt]

As we approach Ash Wednesday and Lent next week, we’ve got a crucifixion question from Awadhesh Kumar Singh,

Why could Jesus not show the miracle of being saved from being crucified? Surely, he expected to be saved, as his last words show: “God, God, why have you forsaken me?”

Please give a crack at an answer, and I’ll post my response on Friday. You can see the entire series here.