Monday, April 3 I surrender my life.​—John 10:17.

[Áine]

Monday, April 3

I surrender my life.—John 10:17.

 

Imagine what the last day of Jesus’ earthly life was like. Roman soldiers beat him mercilessly. (Matt. 26:52-54; John 18:3; 19:1) They use a whip that rips strips of flesh from his body. Later, they load a heavy beam on his lacerated back. Jesus begins to drag the stake to the place of execution, but soon a bystander is conscripted to carry it for him. (Matt. 27:32) When Jesus arrives at the place where he will die, his executioners nail his hands and his feet to the stake. The weight of Jesus’ body tears at the nail wounds. His friends grieve and his mother weeps, but the Jewish rulers mock Jesus. (Luke 23:32-38;John 19:25) One agonizing hour follows another. His heart and lungs become strained, and his breathing becomes more difficult. With his dying breath, he utters one last triumphant prayer. He then bows his head and surrenders his life. (Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46; John 10:18; 19:30) It was truly a slow, painful, humiliating way to die! w21.04 16 ¶4

Memorial Bible reading: (Daytime events: Nisan 12) Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Luke 22:1-6

[Watching and Waiting]

And in doing so, he lifted the curse off of Israel for breaking their promise to live according to the Law, as well as the curse of Adamic sin; he finished his training as our future High Priest "who can sympathize with our weaknesses;" and he proved Satan a liar, in his claim that humans serve God only for selfish reasons. We are eternally grateful.

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17 hours ago, Watching and Waiting said:

And in doing so, he lifted the curse off of Israel for breaking their promise to live according to the Law, as well as the curse of Adamic sin; he finished his training as our future High Priest "who can sympathize with our weaknesses;" and he proved Satan a liar, in his claim that humans serve God only for selfish reasons. We are eternally grateful.

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