“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. They gave me also gall for my meat; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
Psalm 69:20-21 KJV
This is considered one of the two most outstanding messianic psalms prophetically spoken by David, of the sufferings and Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. “I’m heartsick and heartbroken by it all. Their contempt has crushed my soul. I looked for sympathy and compassion but found only empty stares. I was hungry and they gave me bitter food. I was thirsty and they offered me vinegar.” It explains in the Gospel, of the broken heart of our Saviour. A multitude of people stood dazed at the spectacle they beheld of Jesus’s suffering on the Cross. The religious leaders were ridiculing Him; the soldiers were making fun of Him while coming up to Him and offering Him vinegar and gall to drink; even the thieves being crucified with Him insulted Him. Can anyone bear all this and yet look with love upon them all, with His heart breaking and say, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”? Only Jesus could, and forgiveness of sin came upon all humanity through the suffering, death, burial and resurrection of the Messiah! This is the only way for sin to be removed from our life and receive freedom from sin forever! When we go through trials and sufferings, may we focus on the Cross and nail our sufferings on the Cross receiving His grace in exchange, by faith. Hallelujah!
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