Re:Verse passage – John 19:28-30 (day three)
“I am thirsty.”
Jesus Christ came in the flesh. That means God the Son was now human for all eternity. He didn’t temporarily cloak himself in a body and then escape it after the cross and resurrection were done. The scriptures make clear that the “man Jesus Christ” is the mediator between God and humans as the writer of Hebrews states. A “temporary human” would be a joke or a ruse or a cringe-inducing attempt at being “one of the gang.” If Jesus were slumming for a little while, you would perhaps perceive him as special – lovely even – but you would know he’s not really part of your experience. On the cross, the simple words Jesus speaks about the state of his bodily dehydration are dear. They show a Lord who doesn’t rage against bodily frailty, but rather embraces his body – and yours.
Thank you for that insight. It’s easy to assume the Jesus shed his human body when he ascended back to heaven. But when we see him again the scars of his torture will still be evident as a reminder of the cost he paid for our redemption. Praise his holy name.