I THIRST

John 19:16-30

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. JESUS SUFFERED OUR HELL AS ONLY GOD COULD

1. Darkness [Matthew 22:13, 25:30, 27:45]

-Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

-And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

-Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

2. Separation from God [Is. 59:2, John 8:29, Mt. 27:46]

- But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

- And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

- And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

3. Becoming Sin [Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Cor. 5:21]

- All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

- Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

- For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

 

II. JESUS SUFFERED OUR HELL AS ONLY MAN COULD

1. No Reputation [Phil. 2:5-7] the mocking, the false trials, the humiliation

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

2. No Escape [Phil. 2:8, John 18:11]

- And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

- Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

3. No Relief [Jn. 6:35, 7:37, Luke 16:24]

- And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

- In the last day, that, great day of the feast, Jesus, stood and cried, saying, If, any man thirst, let, him come unto me, and, drink.

- And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

 

III. JESUS FULFILLED ALL SCRIPTURE AS ONLY HE COULD

1. He Thirsted for God [Ps. 42:1-2, 63:1]

- As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

- O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

2. He Thirsted for God’s Word to be Fulfilled [Ps. 69:21, Jn. 19:28]

- They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

- After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

3. He Thirsted for Souls [Proverbs 25:25, Jn. 7:37-39]

- As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

- In the last day, that, great day of the feast, Jesus, stood and cried, saying, If, any man thirst, let, him come unto me, and, drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive