Episode 4: I Thirst

Hello Friends,

Taking a little detour from our Women of the Bible series to share a message God put on my heart.  I pray it blesses you!

~Maria

Behold Your Mother

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

It Is Finished

28 After this, Jesus, [e]knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. 36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

I want us to stop for a moment to ponder on this great and heavy sacrifice Jesus  made for us. I want you to also think about what God went through watching His only son being tortured. What if that was your son/daughter? The absolute horror that was felt. This is what Jesus did for us, to ensure we could be with him forever. Because God LOVED us so much, he gave his only son.  

So……Based on how He was treated in the events prior, how could He trust them to give him anything "nice" like a drink of water or wine in the first place? Furthermore, what would be the point since He would give up his spirit soon after? (From Stack Exchange on Biblical Hermeneutics)
 Jesus said, I thirst…my interpretation. Was he thirsty, perhaps but would that be a consideration with all the pain he was in.  I don’t think so, I fully believe that he said I thirst, because he thirsted for the Father. He was ready to go home to heaven for the fulfillment of his destiny, the REWARD which is the Father himself and his kingdom of heaven.  He longed to be home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV

8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Phillipians 1:23-24 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and