After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” - John 19:28.
The fifth word that Jesus uttered on the cross is “I thirst” which is a word of suffering. They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink - Psalm 69:21. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death- Psalm 22:15.
Jesus felt bodily thirst as well as thirst for the lost souls to be saved. Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water - John 7:37,38. For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring - Isaiah 44:3.
Let us thirst more for God and have a thirst to reach the lost souls. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? - Psalm 42:1,2. I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land - Psalm 143:6. I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God - Psalm 69:3. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water - Psalm 63:1.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me - Revelation 3:20.
One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple - Psalm 27:4.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We need You. Let us thirst more for You and reach the lost souls to be saved. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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