Fulfil the Scriptures, Even in Death
Rev. Enoch Thompson | November 5 2024 | John 19:31-37
KEY VERSE:
³⁶ These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," ³⁷ and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." John 19:36-37 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
One line that runs through the records of the life, ministry, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is that things happened to Him, around Him and through Him “that the scripture would be fulfilled.” The Old Testament had made predictions about the person of Messiah, the place He would be born, the character He would demonstrate, the works He would do, the kind of death and the circumstances of His death. It was also predicted that He would not remain under the power of death but that He would rise again from the dead. And through His life and ministry Christ our Lord fulfilled these prophecies; this is the reason I believe in the Jesus of Nazareth as the God-man who was to settle the separation between me and God, make me a child of God, give me power over sin and Satan, and ensure my eternity with God in Heaven. Thank God for the accuracy of the scriptures and the faultless fulfilment in Christ.
But the prophecies of the Bible do not relate only to Christ; they relate to you and me today. The salvation of our wretched sin-laden Hell-bound souls is predicted in the Bible, the power to live the godly holy God-glorifying life is predicted about us, the affliction we are to endure through the hostility of Satan and his demonic and human hosts, and the grace of God to see us through our afflictions, the provision and the protection of God for us as His children, among many other things, are all predicted concerning us.
We need to commit to a life of fulfilling scripture and to finish our life journeys knowing that we have done all we did, “that the scripture would be fulfilled.”
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Our salvation and its attendant blessings are enshrined in scripture. What remains is to “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,” Phil 2:12-13 (NIV). Are you working to fulfil the scriptures?
PRAYER:
Lord God, your Word is a wonder to me in its exactness and relevance, in the life of the Son of God, Jesus, who came to fulfil scripture for me. I pray now for the power of the Holy Spirit to enable me to fulfil what is written in scripture concerning me. Grant your Church to wake up and live up to your Word, “that the scripture would be fulfilled.” For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
DAILY word study: SCRIPTURE The word “Scripture” comes from the Greek graphē (γραφή), meaning “writing” or “sacred text.” In the New Testament, graphē specifically refers to the authoritative writings regarded as God’s Word. The Scripture in our Key verse (John 19:36-37) refers to Old Testament prophecies that point to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes the timeless nature and reliability of God’s Word and shows God’s foreknowledge and purpose, as Jesus’ life precisely fulfils each prophecy found in it. Scripture is not just historical but actively guides us to live with purpose, fulfilling God’s vision for our lives.
Reflections: Are you living with the intent to fulfil what God’s Word speaks about believers? What steps can you take today to live according to His promises?
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