Friday's Bit of Jesus' Humility
Words from Jesus on the Cross:
(The fifth word)
John 19:28
28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty. (διψάω)”
Words from Jesus on the Cross:
Go and Tell
Matthew 28:10
10 Then Jesus said to them [the women leaving the tomb], “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
Pondering Point
In this case Jesus literally spoke – in Greek – only one word. He is once again alluding to Scripture and prophetic insights (see both Psalm 22:15 and Psalm 69:19-21).
Psalm 22:15
- My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Psalm 69:19-21
- You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you. - Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found none. - They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
Today we keep a discipleship point and prayer connected to our devotional week. Appropriately, it is about redemption. As our Words from Jesus after the Cross remind us, the resurrection is not merely to be known, but shared as well.
Discipleship Point about Redemption
How did Christ reconcile the severed relationship between God and humanity? Jesus Christ was sent by the Father to be the one mediator between God and humanity (1st Timothy 2:5). Through Christ's substitutionary death on the cross the penalty of sin has been paid, and by His bodily resurrection from the tomb, death has been defeated (Discipleship Essentials, Ogden, p. 96).
Discipleship Prayer
Father God, thank You for the gift of reconciliation with You through Your Son Jesus. May all people hear this message of peace and joy. Secondly, may the thirsty souls of all such people – myself included – find satisfaction in this same Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.