Christians called it “7 Last Words” – 7

The Seventh Word – And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, Father, Into thy hands I commend my spirit and having said thus, He gave up the ghost. Luke 23:46

Remember that Christ’s Spirit is God’s Spirit because we read it in John 3:16 that God gave to us His only-begotten Son out of love to save us. He became flesh to save us from the fire of hell. This how God defined love.

He loves us so much. In His last breath, He commended His Spirit into the hands of His Father because He knows He is coming back to the divine throne. Jesus knew that the preaching of the cross would be the power of faith, that millions would worship Him, accept Him as the true and living God, as the Lord and Savior.

Finally, blessed is the one whose Spirit commends itself into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ. He said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one come to my father in heaven except through me. John 14:6 – Amen

Christians called it “7 Last Words” – 6

The Sixth Word – When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished and He bowed His head and gave up the ghost – John 19:30

It is finished ended Jesus emptiness, His humiliation. It was the end of His mission on earth. Jesus Christ had sowed the divine seed in the hearths of His disciples and followers. It is this divine seed in us that He would like to incubate so that we would be able to mix with the worldly environment. From us whom God the Father entrusted to Him would constitute a new society. A society composed of born-again Christians governed by the Biblical teachings of Jesus.

And we are called the body of Christ, and He is our Head. The church would be always carry of the pillar of the truth. We should always carry His name and message. His sanctification and justification. We were taught on how to have the good fight of faith and have it established in our hearth. His divine work and mission on earth were finished.

We must bear in mind that moment when Jesus said, “it is finished” marks the very beginning of His glorification and would never be separated from His church. He did not leave us nor forsake us. He loves us so much that was why He asked the Father to give us a Comforter, our Holy Spirit who will teach us, guide us, and comfort us.

Jesus armed us with shields and weapons – His 9 fruit of the Holy Spirit. The fruit of the Holy Spirit are our treasure and power. Notice how our Savior fought the good fight of faith, not with muscles, and cleverness, but He fought with spirit and kindness which we must emulate. He won the battle on the cross. It is the parchment of mankind’s distinction of pure communion and clear faith.

Christians called it “7 Last Words” – 5

The Fifth Word – Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." John 19:28

Why did Jesus say that He was thirsty during His dying moments on the Cross? I believe that Jesus was not asking for water or vinegar; or asking for something to satisfy His thirst. He was actually thirsty for the fruits of His teaching of the good news. Jesus thirsted for our individual righteousness to establish a new society, a new creation, and to present a new society.

We are the ones being mentioned to satisfy His thirst because of our obedience and humility to do His will. When you are thirsty, you feel dryness in your throat. But the scripture says that what they gave to Jesus was not water but a vinegar. John 19:28-29 – After this Jesus knowing that all things were not accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, “I thirst”. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar; and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop and put it to His mouth.

You may not fill dryness in your life today, but look around, first your partner in life, children and parents, and members of the family, neighborhood, your pastor, elders and brethren, all are thirsty. Not thirsty for water, but of love. The Bible says: Love conquers all things. Jesus is the living water. He is the source of everything we need. There is a song that always reminds our dryness. It goes this way, as the deer pants for the water so my soul long after thee…