I am thirsty. (John 19:28)In his insightful book How to Live Through a Bad Day, Jack Hayford writes that the rigors of the day, the torture and injury, as well as the sun beating down on him would have hastened Christ's dehydration. He was about to utter the most important words ever spoken, but to make sure his throat and mouth could speak clearly, first he needed help. [1]
Hayford reminds us: Jesus' plea for a drink is a reminder that no one is so in control, so spiritual, so self-sufficient, that he can make it through a bad day without people to help him. [2]
For those of us who have been raised to take care of ourselves, there may be nothing more difficult than admitting we need other people. Jesus' lesson to us is that it is not only okay to admit our weakness, but it would be prideful to deny it, and it would rob our brothers and sisters of the blessing they receive from being someone's answer to prayer.
I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me (2 Corinthians 12:9). What does this statement imply for those times we keep our weaknesses a secret?
How do you need help?
[1] Jack Hayford. How to Live Through a Bad Day (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2001).
[2] Ibid., 49.
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