Re: Verse reading–John 19:28-42 (day five)
John 19 “And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” Luke 9 58 “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
In Luke Jesus says the phrase “lay His head”. John uses the phrase “Jesus bowed His head”. Same Greek words in both verses. No doubt John remembers Jesus’ words in Luke as He taught about the sacrifice and realities of knowing and following Jesus on the earth. Mission and Ministry are more important than earthly comforts and treasures.
John observes that Jesus found the place that He did not have during His life on earth, when He gave up His life. Culture and earthly desires fly in the face a soul that loves the Lord and yearns for Heaven. We live constantly in this tension- To embrace the mission and journey on earth, and also to be in a place of ultimate peace and rest. Jesus models the perfect pattern for holding onto both ends of this rope.
