Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst – John 19:28
We come to the fifth of Christ’s seven sayings from the cross, and the lesson we now learn from Him, even in the midst of unspeakable suffering, is this: “submit yourself to the word of God.”
Perhaps […]
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously – 1 Peter 2:23
When someone cuts you off in traffic, how do you respond? Do you yell harshly, gesture angrily, or perhaps even drive vengefully? This is not the way Jesus responded when […]
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work – John 4:34
What drives you? What motivates you? What sustains you? Jesus revealed to his disciples, when they could not understand his passing up a lunch break, that his driving motivation was the will […]
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home – John 19:27
We are commanded to “look to Jesus” on the cross in order to know how to handle suffering (Hebrews 12:2). The third lesson we learn from the seven sayings of Christ on […]
He laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren – 1 John 3:16
John 3:16 famously declares the love of God, the giving of His Son, and His purpose that whoever believes on His Son will have everlasting life. But 1 John 3:16 takes this truth a […]
