Today we read about a version of Jesus' crucifixion where he is offered Wine with Myrrh in it but refuses. We all know about Wine being drunk to reduce pain reception but Myrrh is also used as an anaesthetic. Jesus refused these things presumably so that we know that he felt the full pain and force of death.
If he had accepted them, people would have accused him of dying an easy death with 'painkillers' and perhaps spiritually questioned the validity of such a death as a sacrifice. If we were to be executed for being Christians and were offered pain killers, presumably we would want to say yes. Praise God that Jesus' thoughts were so in line with God's that there was no danger of that for him.
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