Scripture to Read: John 19:28–37
Jesus had spoken to John about His mother, Mary, and then God had John record this in John 19:28–30: “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, *said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” Jesus had finished what God the Father sent Him to do. Jesus had taken upon Himself the full weight of God’s wrath/judgment so that all of mankind could be set free from the power and penalty of all our sins and the sinful nature that we inherited from Adam. As we read through John 19:31–37, we find that the Jews didn’t want anyone hanging on a cross on the Sabbath. Therefore, they went to Pilate and asked that the legs of those on the crosses be broken. They would do this so that those on the cross could not push up to take a breath and they would die of suffocation quickly. The soldiers broke the legs of the two men crucified on either side of Jesus, but the soldiers found that Jesus had already died. This fulfilled another prophecy about the Messiah found in Psalm 34:20. We also read how one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, fulfilling the prophecy in Zechariah 12:10.
Challenge & Application
• What humbles you the most (and why) when you consider all that our Lord Jesus Christ did for you to be able to be set free from sin?
• How is God using His Word in your life as you examine all that Christ did for you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!