Why did Jesus declare His thirst from the Cross (John 19:28)? I made 3 observations in my sermon Sunday:
1. This statement reveals something of the depth of the suffering of Jesus. He was really human and really was thirsty. The One who changed the water into wine could have called all the water in the world to quench His parched throat. Every river and stream and fountain on the face of this earth would have leaped at the opportunity to moisten the lips of its Creator. But, He was physically thirsty so that we can have our soul’s thirst quenched forever.
2. John tells us that Jesus said this in order to fulfill Scripture (John 19:28). While suffering on the Cross, Jesus was conscious of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah (Psalm 69:21). It wasn’t that He just happened to fulfill the Scriptures. No, He intentionally fulfilled the Scriptures.
3. He had something else He wanted to say. He was about to say something that He wanted others to hear. So, He asks for a drink in order to moisten His throat. Then He said, "It is finished!"
2 comments:
I like to point out that the one who hung on the cross and said "I thirst" is the person who created all water. He took on humanity, then the form of a servant, and was obident even to the point of death.
My favorite words from the passion narrative are "He saved others, he cannot save himself." He could certainly have saved himself, but at what cost? That was not God's plan of salvation. He plainly stated that no one could take his life but that he gave it freely. He cannot save himself is the most ironic (yet sadly mistaken) statement in all of scripture.
Thank you for preaching this wonderful sermon for us to understand Him more and more!
I am so thankful for the cross!
Looking forward for next Sunday to hear your sermon. I learn so much every time.
Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion
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