THE GOSPEL WRITERS devoted an average of 25% of their writings to the last weeks of Christ’s life on this earth — from the triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His ascension…
More than half of John’s account is dedicated to Jesus’ last days here on earth. Three of the gospel writers recorded the scene of the Last Supper and then promptly skipped to other things. But John chose to write about what Jesus had to say, instead of what he did. Why such an interest in such a short period of the Lord’s life? Perhaps it was because the author fully understood the importance of passing down the “echos of the cross,” for he knew that such words of wisdom would transform our lives in ways that we once thought impossible. The echos of the cross — the last thoughts of this Man, Jesus Christ — can give us hope — and transform our crosses into mere splinters. Michael Whitworth in Splinters of the Cross, 39
KneEmail: “After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst!’” John 19:28
Bible reading for 05.14.10: John 4:1-30; 2 Kings 19-21
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