THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022
TEXT: John
19:17-30
17.
Carrying His own cross He went out to what is called Skull Place, which in
Hebrew is called Golgotha.
18.
There they crucified Him and two others with Him, one on either side, with
Jesus in the middle.
19.
Pilate also had a sign lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was:
JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS
20.
Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified
was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
21. So
the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the
Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
22.
Pilate
replied, “What I have written, I have written.”
23.
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took His clothes and divided them into
four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was
seamless, woven in one piece from the top.
24. So
they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but toss for it, to see who gets
it.” [They did this] to fulfill the Scripture that says: They divided My
clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing. And this is what
the soldiers did.
25.
Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26.
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple He loved standing there, He said to
His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
27.
Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the
disciple took her into his home.
28.
After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now accomplished that the
Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, “I am thirsty!”
29. A
jar full of sour was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on
hyssop and held it up to His mouth.
30.
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” Then bowing
His head, He gave up His spirit.
(Holmans
CS Holy Bible)
TOPIC: IT
IS FINISHED
The topic today is the last
words of Jesus. Note how soldiers dealt with Jesus as though He were a
criminal. Note the carrying of His cross, the debate on the notice in Aramaic,
Latin and Greek between Pilate and the Jews. Take note of what transpired after
the crucifixion by the soldiers in vs. 23-24.
At the completion of all
things for the fulfillment of the scripture, Jesus indicated the need for a
drink. Reader, praise the Lord for the last words: “It is finished.”
Jesus died ending with the
shout of these words to indicate victory over what He came into this sinful
world to accomplish. It is not a usual way of describing death?
QUESTION:
What challenged you in today’s passage?
PRAYER:
Father, thank you for taking all these steps for my salvation. Help me not to
take your sacrificial death for granted, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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