I Understand Your Pain...!

I Understand Your Pain……….

 

His lips were cracked, throat so dry, he couldn't swallow, and voice so hoarse that he could scarcely speak. He is thirsty. Why doesn't he do something about it? Did he not cause jugs of water to be jugs of wine? Didn't he, with one word, banish the rain and calm the waves? Doesn't the Scripture say that he "turned the desert into pools" (Ps. 107:35) and "the hard rock into springs" (Ps. 114:8). Didn't God say, "I will pour water on him who is thirsty" (Isa. 44:3)? If so, why did Jesus endure thirst on the cross? He didn't have to suffer thirst. Before the nail was pounded, a drink was offered. Because the wine was mixed with myrrh that contains sedative properties to numb the senses, he refused the drink. He refused to be stupefied by the drugs, opting to feel the full force of his suffering. 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 the pain of the body, the pain of the soul, He knew you'd face thirst. If not a thirst for water, at least a thirst for truth, Because he understands, we can come to him. Suppose you were discouraged at your financial state. Would you go to the son of billionaire for guidance? Probably not, He would not understand. He's likely never been where you are. But, Jesus has been where you are and can relate to how you feel. And if his life on earth doesn't convince you, his death on the cross should. Our Lord does not patronize us or scoff at our needs. he responds "generously to all without finding fault"(James 1:5). So all who struggle, just listen to his invitation: "You can trust me."