“There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.” (Matthew 27:34 NIV)
Before the nail was pounded, a drink was offered. Mark says the wine was mixed with myrrh. Matthew described it as wine mixed with gall. Both myrrh and gall contain sedative properties that numb the senses. But Jesus refused them. He refused to be stupefied by the drugs, opting instead to feel the full force of His suffering.
Why? Why did He endure all these feelings? Because He knew you would feel them too.
He knew you would be weary, disturbed, and angry. He knew you’d be sleepy, grief stricken, and hungry. He knew you’d face pain. If not pain of the body, the pain of the soul… pain too sharp for any drug. He knew you’d face thirst. If not a thirst for water, at least a thirst for truth, and the truth we glean from the image of a thirsty Christ is -- He understands.
-- Max Lucado
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