John 19

John 19 - Reading about all Christ went through before His crucifixion this morning pulled at my heart strings. It always does. I can't imagine all that He endured in order to save those He loves. As I read this morning, one thing stuck out to me. The fact that the soldiers took bets for His seamless robe, woven in one piece from top to bottom (see verse 23.)

Seems peculiar to single this one element out. Yet, I was taken back to Psalm 91 where the 

psalmist shares the Lord alone is his refuge, place of safety, and He covers him with His wings.
Proverbs 10:12 says, “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses,” and Genesis 3:21 talks about the Lord providing a covering for Adam and Eve, and later a covering for the Israelites in Exodus 12, in order to be protected from death.
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Christ's robe was woven seamlessly from top to bottom. Seamless seems to mean perfect here, which as we look back, His covering was always perfect and protective from head to toe. From the place where our thoughts form and take shape, to the places our feet go in response to those thoughts. In Christ, He becomes our perfect, seamless covering, for ALL of who we are – spirit, soul, and body. Amazing.