The Seven Last Sayings
of Christ—part 5
John 19:28, “After this,
Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might
be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”
The fifth saying of Jesus when He was
being crucified was, “I thirst”. Albert
Barnes, in his commentary on the Gospel of John said, “Thirst was one of the
most distressing circumstances attending the crucifixion. The wounds were highly inflamed, and a raging
fever was caused, usually, by the sufferings on the cross, and this was
accompanied by insupportable thirst.”
Although it is difficult to understand, we believe that Jesus was very
God and very man while he was on this earth.
Hebrews 4:15 gives us insight into this truth when it says, “For we have
not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” So, when Christ said that He was thirsty we
realize that he was going through great physical suffering which included thirst.
Christ not only
suffered great mental agony as he gave Himself to suffer and die to pay the
penalty for the sin of the world, but He also suffered much physical pain. Although he was the spotless Lamb of God, he
suffered as though he was a criminal. He
went through this physical suffering and as Isaiah 53:4 records, “Surely he
hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.” He was
obedient to the will of God the Father because He loved us so much.
Song for the Day “Why
Should He Love Me So?” by Robert Harkness
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