Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips-John 19:28-29; NLT

We’ve all been thirsty before and we have all felt a longing for the satisfaction and refreshment that comes from a nice cool drink of water after a few hours in the scorching hot sun.

The rich man in Luke 16 who died without repenting, pleaded with Abraham for just a drop of water to cool his tongue, because he was being tortured in the flames. The Samaritan woman at the well who was able to give Jesus a drink, was unable to refresh her own soul with the living water that could only be provided to her by an encounter with Jesus, the true Living Water. Continue reading I Am Thirsty →

This is part 2 of our series on Jesus’ last words.  You can find part 1 here.

And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 (NLT)

During Jesus’ last hours before his death, He hanged on a cross between two common criminals.

Both heard the crowd and soldiers scorning and mocking him. Jesus was innocent. He had done nothing wrong and yet he was suffering the same disgraceful fate as these two justly condemned deplorables next to him.

One of the criminals responded by joining in with those insulting Jesus. The other responded by confessing his own sin and begging Jesus for mercy. Continue reading With Me in Paradise →