 DAILY MANNA (BREAD) FOR INNER MAN

Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Matthew 9:11
Give us today our daily bread.

 PERFECT END OF THE MISSION

PERFECT END OF THE MISSION

With one last surge of strength, He once again presses His torn feet against the nail, straightens His legs, takes a deeper breath, and utters His 7th and last cry. 'Father! Into thy hands I commit my spirit.' Luke 23:46. On the cross, as He was hanging He began with the Father and here He ends with the Father. He has perfectly and completely executed the mission for what He came or sent into this world. Mark 10:45 Jesus Christ came into this world to serve not to be served. He was a Minister. Today’s world spiritual, religious and political lost the meaning of the word “MINISTER”. You can find a true MINISTER in Christ Jesus alone not on anybody else.

He said, Father, into thy hands I commend my Spirit; not the Holy Spirit, nor his divine nature, but his human soul: for that he had a reasonable soul, as well as a true body, is certain; from his having an human understanding, will, and affections, ascribed to him; and indeed, without this he would not have been a perfect man, nor like unto us; and could not have been tempted, bore sorrows and griefs, and endured the wrath of God; nor could he have been a Saviour of souls: now just as he was expiring, as he made his soul an offering for sin, and which he offered unto God, he committed it to his divine care and protection; and to enjoy his presence, during its separation from his body, using the words of the Psalmist in Psa 31:5 and this shows, that his spirit, or soul, belonged to God, the Father of spirits, and now returned to him that gave it; that it was immortal, and died not with the body, and was capable of existing in a separate state from it, and went immediately to heaven; all which is true of the souls of all believers in Christ; and what the dying head did, dying members may, and should, even commit their souls into the same hands: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost; breathed out his soul dismissed his spirit, laid down his life, freely and voluntarily, and which no man, or devil, otherwise could have taken away from him.

We have here the death of Christ magnified by the wonders that attended it, and his death explained by the words with which he breathed out his soul. He was willing to offer himself. Let us seek to glorify God by true repentance and conversion; by protesting against those who crucify the Saviour; by a sober, righteous, and godly life; and by employing our talents in the service of Him who died for us and rose again.

 VICTORIOUS SHOUT

VICTORIOUS SHOUT

The body of Jesus is now in extremes, and He can feel the chill of death creeping through His tissue. This realization brings out His sixth words, 'It is finished.' John 19:30. He has perfectly finished. As a substitute on my and your behalf, He has borne my sins, sorrows and sickness and put and end to it on the cross. He tasted the death on my behalf on the cruel cross. He removed the barrier between mankind and God; the great gulf and the separation were done away by Christ Jesus alone. Now He alone stands as a mediator between God and mankind. He did not come to form or make a religion so that people can follow different ways and fight to establish their own. He came and was sent from God side to be the only mediator between God and man 1Tim. 2:5-6 . That is why when one of His Apostles asked, Lord, show me the way; Jesus Christ replied, that “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one come to the Father except through me John 14:6.

It is finished - The sufferings and agonies in redeeming man are over. The work long contemplated, long promised, long expected by prophets and saints, is done. The toils in the ministry, the persecutions and mockeries, and the pangs of the garden and the cross, are ended, and man is redeemed. What a wonderful declaration was this! How full of consolation to man! And how should this dying declaration of the Saviour reach every heart and affect every soul!

It is finished - As if he had said: “I have executed the great designs of the Almighty - I have satisfied the demands of his justice - I have accomplished all that was written in the prophets, and suffered the utmost malice of my enemies; and now the way to the holy of holies is made manifest through my blood.” An awful, yet a glorious finish. Through this tragical death God is reconciled to man, and the kingdom of heaven opened to every believing soul.

“Shout heaven and earth, this Sum of good to Man!”

 MASTER’S THIRST!!!

MASTER’S THIRST!!!

'I thirst' John19:28 - a sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine which is the staple of the Roman legionaries, is lifted to His lips. He apparently doesn’t take any of this liquid. Jesus’ thirst was literal. No man on the face of the earth could have felt such a dehydration and thirst like Him. The fulfilling of the scripture, in the giving of him vinegar to drink, John 19:28 , John 19:29 . Observe, 1. How much respect Christ showed to the scripture John 19:28 : Knowing that all things hitherto were accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, which spoke of his drinking in his sufferings, he saith, I thirst, that is, he called for drink.

(1) It was not at all strange that he was thirsty; we find him thirsty in a journey John 4:6 , John 4:7 , and now thirsty when he was just at his journey's end. Well might he thirst after all the toil and hurry which he had undergone, and being now in the agonies of death, ready to expire purely by the loss of blood and extremity of pain. The torments of hell are represented by a violent thirst in the complaint of the rich man that begged for a drop of water to cool his tongue. To that everlasting thirst we had been condemned, had not Christ suffered for us.

(2) But the reason of his complaining of it is somewhat surprising; it is the only word he spoke that looked like complaint of his outward sufferings. When they scourged him, and crowned him with thorns, he did not cry, O my head! or, My back! But now he cried, I thirst. For, [1.] He would thus express the travail of his soul, Isaiah 53:11 . He thirsted after the glorifying of God, and the accomplishment of the work of our redemption, and the happy issue of his undertaking. [2] He would thus take care to see the scripture fulfilled. Hitherto, all had been accomplished, and he knew it, for this was the thing he had carefully observed all along; and now he called to mind one thing more, which this was the proper season for the performance of. By this it appears that he was the Messiah, in that not only the scripture was punctually fulfilled in him, but it was strictly eyed by him. By this it appears that God was with him of a truth - that in all he did he went exactly according to the word of God, taking care not to destroy, but to fulfil, the law and the prophets. Now, First, The scripture had foretold his thirst, and therefore he himself related it, because it could not otherwise be known, saying, I thirst; it was foretold that his tongue should cleave to his jaws, Psalm 22:15. Jesus saith, I thirst; which was literally true of him, and may be also understood spiritually of his great thirst and eager desire after the salvation of his people.

I thirst - The scripture that referred to his drinking the vinegar is Psalm 69:21 . The fatigue which he had undergone, the grief he had felt, the heat of the day, and the loss of blood, were the natural causes of this thirst. This he would have borne without complaint; but he wished to give them the fullest proof of his being the Messiah, by distinctly marking how every thing relative to the Messiah, which had been written in the prophets, had its complete fulfillment in him.

 GOD-MAN CRIED AS MERE MAN (Spiritual Death)

GOD-MAN CRIED AS MERE MAN (Spiritual Death)

With the sin of the world upon Him, Jesus suffered spiritual death (separation from the Father). Sins cause a separation from God, and then He hides His face from you so that He does not hear. The Father must turn away from His Beloved Son on the cross. For the first time, Jesus does not address God as His Father. 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? - My God, My God. Why have you forsaken me?' Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34. About the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice - Our Lord's great agony probably continued these three whole hours, at the conclusion of which be thus cried out, while he suffered from God himself what was unutterable. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - Our Lord hereby at once expresses his trust in God, and a most distressing sense of his letting loose the powers of darkness upon him, withdrawing the comfortable discoveries of his presence, and filling his soul with a terrible sense of the wrath due to the sins which he was bearing. Psa 22:1 .

My God, my God ... - This expression is one denoting intense suffering. It has been difficult to understand in what sense Jesus was “forsaken by God.” It is certain that God approved his work. It is certain that he was innocent. He had done nothing to forfeit the favor of God. As his own Son - holy, harmless, undefiled, and obedient - God still loved him. In either of these senses God could not have forsaken him. But the expression was probably used in reference to the following circumstances, namely:

1. His great bodily sufferings on the cross, greatly aggravated by his previous scourging, and by the want of sympathy, and by the reviling of his enemies on the cross. A person suffering thus might address God as if he was forsaken, or given up to extreme anguish.

2. He himself said that this was “the power of darkness,” Luk 22:53 . It was the time when his enemies, including the Jews and Satan, were suffered to do their utmost. It was said of the serpent that he should bruise the heel of the seed of the woman, Gen_3:15 . By that has been commonly understood to be meant that, though the Messiah would finally crush and destroy the power of Satan, yet he should himself suffer “through the power of the devil.” When he was tempted Luke 4, it was said that the tempter “departed from him for a season.” There is no improbability in supposing that he might be permitted to return at the time of his death, and exercise his power in increasing the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. In what way this might be done can be only conjectured. It might be by horrid thoughts; by temptation to despair, or to distrust God, who thus permitted his innocent Son to suffer; or by an increased horror of the pains of dying.

3. There might have been withheld from the Saviour those strong religious consolations, those clear views of the justice and goodness of God, which would have blunted his pains and soothed his agonies. Martyrs, under the influence of strong religious feeling, have gone triumphantly to the stake, but it is possible that those views might have been withheld from the Redeemer when he came to die. His sufferings were accumulated sufferings, and the design of the atonement seemed to require that he should suffer all that human nature “could be made to endure” in so short a time.

4. Yet we have reason to think that there was still something more than all this that produced this exclamation. Had there been no deeper and more awful sufferings, it would be difficult to see why Jesus should have shrunk from these sorrows and used such a remarkable expression. Isaiah tells us Isa_53:4-5 that “he bore our grieves and carried our sorrows; that he was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities; that the chastisement of our peace was laid upon him; that by his stripes we are healed.” He hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us Gal_3:13 ; he was made a sin-offering 2Cor_5:21 ; he died in our place, on our account, that he might bring us near to God. It was this, doubtless, which caused his intense sufferings. It was the manifestation of God’s hatred of sin, in some way which he has not explained, that he experienced in that dread hour. It was suffering endured by Him that was due to us, and suffering by which, and by which alone, we can be saved from eternal death.

 RELATIONSHIP – FAMILY TIES IN CHRIST

RELATIONSHIP – FAMILY TIES IN CHRIST

Looking down at the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John, 'Behold thy mother.' John 19:27 Then looking to His mother Mary, 'Woman behold thy son.' John 19:26. Here is a youth chosen by Jesus Christ as His closest Apostle often times was leaning on Him. What would have his healing when his Master was crucified in this manner? He was grief-stricken, yet unable to do anything, witnessing all evil done to his Master by the so called religious leaders persuading the mass to shout “crucify Him, crucify Him”. Woman, behold thy son! In his mortal agony, Jesus does not forget his bereaved mother, but commits her to the care of John, her nephew, it is supposed. His love shines forth in the sufferings on the cross.

Christ tenderly provided for his mother at his death. Sometimes, when God removes one comfort from us, he raises up another for us, where we looked not for it. Christ's example teaches all men to honour their parents in life and death; to provide for their wants, and to promote their comfort by every means in their power. Behold thy son! - This refers to John, not to Jesus himself. As she fixed her eyes on Jesus on the cross, Jesus divert her attention with love and care, saying, Behold, my beloved disciple shall be to you a son, and provide for you, and discharge toward you the duties of an affectionate child. Mary was poor. It would even seem that now she had no home. Jesus, in his dying moments, filled with tender regard for his mother, secured for her an adopted son, obtained for her a home, and consoled her grief by the prospect of attention from him who was the most beloved of all the apostles. What an example of filial attention! What a model to all children! And how lovely appears the dying Saviour, thus remembering his afflicted mother, and making her welfare one of his last cares on the cross, and even when making atonement for the sins of the world!

When Jesus therefore saw his mother,.... Standing near him, within the reach of his voice, as well as sight, he took notice of her, and showed a concern for her temporal, as well as for her eternal good: and the disciple standing by; either by his cross, his mother, or both: whom he loved: meaning John, the writer of this Gospel, who for modesty's sake often describes himself in this manner; he being distinguished by Christ from the rest, by some peculiar marks of affection as man; though as God, and as the Redeemer, he loved his disciples alike, as he does all his true and faithful followers: he saith unto his mother, woman, behold thy son; meaning not himself, but the disciple, who was her son, not by nature, nor adoption; but who would show himself as a son, by his filial affection for, care of, honour and respect unto her. Christ calls her not mother, but woman; not out of disrespect to her, or as ashamed of her; but partly that he might not raise, or add strength to her passions, by a tenderness of speaking; and partly to conceal her from the mob, and lest she should be exposed to their rude insults; as also to let her know that all natural relation was now ceasing between them; though this is a title he sometimes used to give her before.

 PARADISE LOST WAS FOUND

PARADISE LOST WAS FOUND

To the penitent thief, 'Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise.' Luke 23:43. The thieves on the cross were almost eternally lost. The hell HOLE opened its mouth wide to swallow the thieves and the murderers. The next minute after the confession of his sins even at the very crucial and painful moment Jesus Christ did not neglect the thief’s earnest repentance and the very request he placed. How did he get the knowledge and the conviction about Jesus Christ? This is the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of people today. It is unseen and yet so strong and deep, causing the soul to cry unto God for forgiveness and ask for the true blessing. Jesus Christ, who is unchanging yesterday, today and for ever Heb 13:8 took hold of his hand and (WITH ME) with Him enter into paradise. This is what plundering hell and populating heaven. In case, you happen to find a soul at death bed, dying the hopeless death show him/her the cross where Jesus Christ transformed this thief.

God who lives in the lofty place is looking for broken heart and contrite spirit to live with. This is the dwelling place of GOD Isaiah 66:2; 57:15; Psalm 34:18. This is the heart God wants to fill on daily basis. Christ Jesus alone through the Holy Spirit & His Word transforms one’s life. Anyone who read this: have you lost all your hopes in this life, have you come to the end of the road in this short lived trouble filled life, have people whom you trusted deceived you totally and running to END your life; I beg you please do not get frustrated, the ETERNAL hand of LORD GOD “JESUS CHRIST” if there for you. He says “I LOVE YOU” with the everlasting life and has proven at the cross 2000 years ago. Please take HIM by faith into your life. Eternal Heaven and a everlasting abode with God is yours. What more do you need. Halleluiah!!! Praise the LORD.