7 Reasons Why We Need To Read the Bible

1.  To see what it actually says -

Many have strong opinions about the Bible but many have not even read it.  I recently read that  only 15% of those who claim to be Bible-believing Christians regularly read the Bible and  35% never read it at all. The other 50% only read it occasionally.

  You will want to read it, study it and understand it and so you can personally know what it says.  Many times Christians who attend church go Sunday to Sunday where they don’t read the Bible for themselves but rely on their pastor to read it.   We need to be in it every day. You might be thinking to yourself….  it's confusing to understand.  One of my favorite things to use along side the Bible when I am reading it every day is a Bible Commentary called Unlocking the Bible.  It’s a simple easy to read commentary that take you through every book, chapter and verse of the Bible.  It’s written in simple English so that anyone can understand it.  There is also a video series to go along with each book.

2.  To know God

We get to know God through a personal relationship with Jesus.  This is built by walking with him and talking with him and you find out what He’s like.  For instance, if you want to get to know someone new to you . . how do you do that?  You have to spend time with them. . . God is no different.  You have to spend time with him so that get to know that He’s like, what He thinks . .what He feels what He has done and what He is still doing.  Song of Solomon 2:4 says, “He brought me into His banqueting house and His banner of me was love."

3.  To hear God.

God speaks and God has already spoken.  We serve a God who still today sees, hears, moves and speaks .  There are a few different ways that God speaks to us today - maybe a dream, a vision, an angelic visitation, a prophetic word from someone but the most common way for God to speak to us is through His Word . In 2 Timothy 3 it says "All Scripture is inspired by God". . . it doesn’t say some or just a certain book of the Bible but ALL Scripture - every book, every chapter every verse . . .it’s the inspired word of God.   Romans 10:17 says, "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God”  so if you want to grow in faith and you want to hear God’s word than you must read your Bible.  So as you read the Bible see how you can apply to your own life.  

4.  To Find your identity and purpose

We live in a world where we have voices trying to  tell us who we should be or who they want us to be.  So many struggle with identity, insecurity, self confidence.  They don’t know who they really are why they are even here.  But the Bible actually tells us the truth of who we are.  You will find your purpose, your true identity, who you really are and why you were created in the Bible.  God has a plan for your life because we were created with a purpose, and a destiny and a mission and the Bible helps us find our unique role in  human history.  

5.  To know how to live

In 2 Timothy 3:16  - "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.”   

The values of this world we live in our so opposite of the values of God so we need His Word to teach us how to live because the nature of the world is just pulling us towards sin, temptation and towards selfish sinful nature so we need God to help us  so that we can live rightly.  The Bible will  help teach us how to follow Jesus, how to live our life, it will give us wisdom and understanding and it will help us stay on that narrow path.  The One who created us . . He knows the pathway to freedom and true joy and so when you walk according to his word you know how to live and you know how to live a full life.  

6.  Find out about the future

The Bible is not just a book about things that have happened in the past but the Bible actually says a lot of about things to come.  the Bible  talks about eternity or life after death.  Every single person  in the world will meet the Lord face to face.  And the life that we live here on this earth will dictate our eternal future . . whether that’s heaven or hell.  So we want to know what the Bible says about those things so we know how to make decisions today that will dictate our eternal future.  We also get to find out about the End Times .  God wants us to be prepared so He has told us in advance in great detail of the things that are yet  to come.  

7.  To delight in it

Reading the Bible doesn’t have to be your “Christian duty” but it can actually be your daily delight.

Psalm 1:1-3 says,  "Oh, the joys of those who do not

    follow the advice of the wicked,
    or stand around with sinners,
    or join in with mockers.
2 But blessed are they that delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.
3 

Most people approach the Bible that it’s super boring and super confusing and I’m sure there are parts that seem irrelevant that seem like what in the world is it talking about.  But the Lord wants to give us vision and fascination when reading the word of God.    But when you dive daily into the word you aren’t just reading the Bible to get information  You are opening up the Bible to meet and talk with a Person.  It can get enjoyable  . . it doesn’t have to be boring.       

The Bible is the doorway to revelation and experiencing God.  It really can be exciting and exhilarating.  When God gives you revelation or something you haven’t seen before in the Word it can actually be exciting.  The more you read it the more you will fall in love with the word and you will crave reading it.  

I hope today's post will encourage you to dive into the Word of God so you can get all the benefits available to you!

Have a blessed and beautiful day!

Emily 

Faith In The Christmas Season

The story of Jesus' birth gives us assurance, confidence and joy because even though the waiting lingered for decades, God broke in at just the right time.

Are you in the midst of going through a tough or trying time?  Are you struggling with a lack of faith?  Let me bring you some encouragement and hope.  It doesn’t take much faith to get God's attention. When Jesus was here on earth he told the people,  "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you”  Matthew 17:20.  

I’m sure you have hear the saying “You can grow a tree in one day.”  That’s very true but here is some good news for you!   Jesus Himself  invites us all to begin with a tiny seed.  He encourages us to watch it grow and wait for it to become all that you dreamed it would be. This is a truth from Jesus’ own lips as we read in Matthew 17.  

I read the following in a devotional:

"We expect everything to be at our fingertips the moment we have the desire for it. It's a world we're growing into and it's addicting. We live in a world of easy downloads, instantaneous email, on demand and food prepared in a few minutes. Yet God finds ways of making us wait. Waiting and faith go hand-in-hand."

• We wait for the baby we've dreamed we'd hold in our arms.
• Some are waiting for their prodigal son to come to the end of himself and return home.
• Many of us are waiting for the phone to ring so we can return to a job with a normal salary and benefits.
• Others are waiting for an eye-opening spiritual breakthrough.

The Christmas Advent season is all about faith and waiting.  Let me ask you a question, what are you waiting on God for?  Have you been waiting days, week, months or even years?  Speaking of waiting,  God's people waited for years and I mean years for the Messiah but they held on to faith that His promises were true!  But the Messiah came!  God sent His son on that very day in Bethlehem.  As you reflect on the birth of Jesus reflect on the fact that God's timing is quite different from ours.  The story of Jesus' birth encourages us to not give up and to keep believing for what we are believing for.  

If you are struggling this Christmas season I encourage you to hold on to faith and to remember the promises of God.  He is faithful and will come through for you.   

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Finding Joy In All Things

 

“It’s amazing that when you look at what you have, instead of what you won’t or don’t have, you usually see that in one form or another you’ve gotten what you wished for. “  Sara Frankl

Did you know that the most repeated command in the Bible is “give thanks?”  I had no idea until I read that statement.  Knowing that God asks us to “give thanks” in all things really challenged me and I had to ask myself if I had a heart that was overflowing with gratitude and joy so I did some digging in the Scriptures and I thought I would share those with you.

In Colossians 1:9-11 it says, “may you be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so as to walk in a manner fully pleasing of Him, being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,”   What exactly is this joy that is mentioned here?

I read the following in my morning time with the Lord this morning. "Biblical joy is a perpetual gladness of the heart which stems from knowing, experiencing, and trusting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Christian joy is unaffected by outward circumstances. We look at Jesus to understand true joy: “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2). Jesus knew that the will of God for His life was to suffer the utmost pain by dying on the cross to save us, sinners. Yet, despite Jesus’ excruciating death, he remained joyful, because Jesus understood the supreme glory that his death and resurrection bring God daily.” Annie Harris

Wow!  Can you imagine being joyful even as you are being executed on a cross?  I don’t know if I could have done the same thing that Jesus did for us.

Jesus had three kinds of joy that are mentioned in the Bible: Abounding joy, abiding joy and abundant joy. This is the same joy Jesus wants us to have. How to we find or have that same kind of joy? We can have that same joy by first surrendering our lives to Him. Then depending on God to see us through and not depending on our own strength. Also, obeying His commands will bring us joy and cause us to rejoice because His joy is in us.

Gratitude in all things is God’s will for us and it’s based on trusting his unfailing love.  We shouldn’t base our practice of gratitude on the circumstances of our lives.  They can change in a heartbeat.  One thing to remember is that our life without joy is meaningless and true joy can only truly be found in Jesus.

Have a blessed and joyful day!

Emily

Taking The Narrow Road

Have you ever gone hiking in a new area and came upon two trails and you weren’t sure which trail to take?

Life will always take us down numerous trails or paths. Following the wrong one can cause a lot of frustration, hurt and anxiety.   How do we know which road or path to take?  Well, Jesus clearly tells us in the Bible to stay on the narrow road.  Matthew 7:14 says, "But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”  The wide road is easy, many people walk on it and go and do whatever they please. Staying on the narrow road means we listen God even when He says what we would rather not hear.   You will find that the narrow road is not very popular to be on compared to the wide road where you will find most populated.  

Every time we make the difficult but right decision we are walking on the narrow road. In the world we live in today it is tempting to follow whatever everyone else is saying or doing. It’s normal not wanting to feel left out or that we are missing something. 

Walking the narrow road is sometimes difficult.  It’s like swimming or rowing upstream. To make it even harder, the things we are exposed to brings plenty of things into our lives that look good to the eye but not good for the soul.  It is then that we have to decide are we going down the wide easy road or to turn and say no to those things that look captivating and inviting but in our hearts we know that it’s not the way to go so we turn towards the narrow difficult road.  

Even though it might be hard to choose or walk the narrow don’t forget that God gives us grace.  When the road gets hard or life gets challenging and we don’t seem to have the strength to keep moving it is then that we can ask for help and He will be there to see us through.

  We always need to remember that we don’t have to face the narrow road alone.  He is always there right by our side willing to help and guide down the path that was meant for us to succeed, grow and live a vibrant and fulfilling life.   Jeremiah 7:23 says,  “Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you.”   Think of it this way.  Jesus is the guide on the trail who says, “Do not go that way!”   And when we ask why he just says, “Trust me!”  Many times God will not tell us why we should do things a certain way, in fact Jesus rarely explained in detail the benefits of following his instruction or commands. 

In the end, God wants us to simply trust Him.  

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We Are A Reflection of God

"We have been created with a soul which means we have been given an eternal nature. Therefore, you and I  are a reflection of God our Creator." 

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”  God who created Heaven and Earth in the seven days of creation saved the best creation for last - Mankind! His very own reflection.   Genesis 1:27 says, "And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

God created us in His image and made us each uniquely. Psalm 139:14 says, “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!"  As a Christian and as one who professes to follow Christ I am called to represent or reflect Him in my actions, my thoughts and my words.  Why?  So that others may see the love, grace, and kindness He has brought into my life.  By reflecting God’s attributes in all I say and do my hope is that others will want to know Him too.  

In the Bible, there are several times where we are encouraged to reflect God. John 8:12 says, “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” We are to reflect God and shine His light to others, as His light is shines onto us. When I said “Yes” to Jesus I was filled with a “spiritual light” that shines so that others can see God’s goodness and grace and love.  

Every day we are faced with stressful situations whether they be with friends and family, or with strangers that we meet as we go about  day to day. It’s in those times that we can either be quick to react negatively, or look at the each incident through God’s eyes with love, understanding, and patience. I read once that it is easy to show God’s goodness when we are in a positive place both mentally and emotionally, but our true image and character are conveyed most in the situations that we cannot control. That’s such a true statement.  When we  walk close to God we can find peace and understanding in each situation.  Each situation helps us to grow in God and all He has to offer us.  

 My hope and prayer is that every time I reach out in love, act in kindness, soften my heart in forgiveness, show a little extra patience, and follow through in faithfulness, that others would experience the character of God through me. 

 May you all have a very blessed day and remember Jesus love you very much!  

 Emily 

When Fear and Anxiety Tried To Overcome Me!

"Every tomorrow has two handles.  We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."  Harold Ward Beecher

I always want to be honest with you here on this account.   I wouldn’t be telling you the truth if I didn’t admit that this week I could feel anxiety and fear welling up inside me.  A few days ago I was on my daily 3 mile walk.  As I was walking all the emotions of everything that is going on in the world finally hit me and overflowed into tears.  I started thinking of it all - the mandates, people losing their jobs, food and other supply shortages, inflation and the price of everything going up, the southern border, election integrity, medical freedom and so much more.  

As the tears began to flow  I looked up to big blue, vast sky that had big fluffy clouds floating in it.  I tried to look as far as I could see even past the clouds as if I was trying to look right into heaven.  I then said to God, “Lord, I know you must see what’s going on down here but it feels like things are spiraling out of control.  Every day we wake up to another insane reality of what’s going on.  It seems the only place I feel peace is when I am asleep. I know you are bigger than my fear!  I know you are bigger than my anxiety!  I know you are bigger than the problems and chaos we face!  I know you are the true Peace Giver!  I need You God more than every before!  I need to feel Your presence even stronger than ever before.  I need You Jesus!!”   

After I spoke those words to God I felt a calmness and peace come over me.  I kept looking up to Jesus!  I felt the burden lifting!  I felt the anxiety lifting!  I knew it was a sign that He had heard me and He was there and He was going to see us through.  That peace and strength He gave me that day was just what I needed to keep on keeping on.  He took away my troubled heart and caused me to instead be courageous to face whatever we have to face.

Are you facing something that is causing fear or anxiety to well up in you?  Is peace missing from your life?  Look up to Jesus!  Call on His name and He will answer you!  He will fill you and He will cover you with the most beautiful peace.  John 14:27 says, “I leave the gift of peace with you - my peace.  Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world but my perfect peace.  Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts - instead, be courageous!”

I took the picture above while staring out at the Sea of Galilee the last time I was in Israel a few years ago.  This is the same water where Jesus calmed the waters and even walked on water.  In Matthew 14:22-33 we read the account of Jesus walking across the water to the disciples in a storm. They were frightened and thought he was a ghost. So Peter,  yelled out, “Lord, if it’s you, tell me to come to you on the water.”    So Jesus told him to, "Come!"  Peter took a step out of the boat and we can see below what happened when he did.

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith, he said, “why did you doubt me?”

When we read this story of Peter we kind of hone in on Peter's fear but it wasn’t the fear that sank him. Jesus didn’t say, “why did you fear?” He said, “why did you doubt Me?” Look at verse 30 ... "But when Peter saw the wind, he became afraid."  Peter only began to fear when he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at the storm.

So here is a lesson we can all learn.  When we  take our eyes off Jesus, we start to lose faith. When we don’t see Him in what’s happening around us, we lose focus and we lose faith.  Is there something you are fearful about that is taking away your faith and peace?  Let me know below in the comments and I will be pray for you that the Lord would take away all fear and replace it with strong faith and His sweet peace.  

National Daughters Day - A Mother's Confession!

My husband and I have been blessed with two beautiful daughters and three handsome sons.  I love all five of our children equally but I have to admit back when I was birthing children there was something so exciting when the doctor would say, “It’s a girl!!”   I remember after hearing those words with babies #2 and #5  I would say to myself.  Oh yes!!  I get to purchase all the dresses and bows and girly toys like dolls, Barbies and tea sets. 

 Things were smooth sailing raising the girls until they hit around age 12 and then I have to admit rough waters began.  When I think back to those years I wish I could have a redo but I know that’s impossible.  My parenting “girl” skills were not the best and when you combined that with all the hormones of them becoming teenagers it was a collision course for rocky times.  I have to admit mothering the girls in their teen years was hard and I put most of the blame on me.  When the girls would clam up  . .. so would I.  They didn’t talk to me so I didn’t really talk to them.  I felt like they were pushing me away and didn’t want anything to do with me so I just sadly did nothing out of hurt.  This is something I wish I could go back and change.  

Author Paul Tripp states that this strategy of mine was a parenting mistake on my part.  He says, "Sadly, I am afraid, many parents accept the moat that teenagers tend to build around themselves. They adjust to the lack of time and relationship with their teen who, only a few short years ago, wanted to tag along with them everywhere they went. They quit talking when their teenager quits talking. So, at the point where significant things happen, which the teenager was never meant to deal with alone, Mom and Dad are nowhere to be found.”

I know that the Bible commands me as a mother to teach and instruct our daughters in the ways of the Lord. (Proverbs 1:8).   The Lord wants us involved with our kids and that process definitely requires a relationship.  For me to have any kind of influence over my daughters it requires me to be close to them, be actively consistent and involved in their worlds even if they act like they don’t want it.  What I should have done was been more involved and more intentional about creating that relationship with my girls whether they wanted it or resisted it.   Thankfully the Lord forgave me for my mistakes and my girls did too.  There have been some very rough years which I take the blame for but thankfully the Lord heals and restores and that’s what He did with me and my girls.  Are things perfect today?  No but they are getting better with each passing day.  

If you and your daughter/daughters are having a rocky time or you fear you are on the road to that go to the Lord in prayer.  The Lord wants to hear our prayers concerning everything but especially our prayers for our children.    Author J.C. Ryle encourages parents with this quote, "The Lord is far more willing to hear than we to pray; far more ready to give blessings than we to ask them — but He loves to be entreated for them. . . . I suspect the child of many prayers is seldom cast away.”   . So never forget that prayer is the key to accessing our daughter’s heart so with faith and boldness we can ask Him to restore or strengthen our mother-daughter relationships. 

Building a close mother/daughter relationship can take time especially if there has been hurt and mistrust but don’t let that stop you from building and developing a friendship with your daughter/daughters again.  Keep the Lord in the center of it all and He will be there to see you through it all!  How do I know . . .. because He did it for me and my girls.  

How A Prayer Journal Becomes A Faith Builder

How many times have you prayed for something for yourself or for someone else and then you see your prayers answered? 💗 When that happens it is so exciting and it actually makes prayer exciting. 💗Most people think prayer is boring but when you really stop to think about it, you are having a conversation with God who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Creator of the universe and the Creator of you and me. 🙌🏼💗When you really stop to think about that, it takes prayer to a whole other level. I mean think about it . .. you have God’s ear. He knows . .He hears and then He moves. 💗 It might not always be in our timing or in our way but He is always faithful to answer. 💗

This is why I love to keep a prayer journal. I write down and date the things I am praying for and then once they are answered I go back and date that answered prayer request. 💗Do you know how exciting and what a faith builder it is to go back and read those prayer requests that have been answered? 🙌🏼💗 It really helps to grow your faith and give you an even stronger faith to stand on when praying for your unanswered prayer requests. 💗 

So take a few minutes each morning and have a conversation with God. Let Him know what’s on your heart and write it down in a journal or notebook. 💗 Stand strong in your faith and don’t be discouraged if the answer doesn’t happen right away. Let your faith grow in the waiting. Then at His perfect moment . .He will answer . . go back and write down the date. 💗 Your prayer journal will turn into a faith builder and will give you the strength and faith you need to pray for something or someone else. 💗 

Have a blessed day,

Emily

Moving From Fear To Faith

The last two years of my life have been filled with so many unexpected things. If you know the Bible you will know understand when I say I was in a Job moment. If you haven’t read the story of Job I encourage you to read it. Anything you are going through will seem like nothing when you read what happened to Job. 💗 Anyways, it got to be so much I actually said to the Lord, “How much more?” I really couldn’t handle anymore. I can’t say the things we have been through because they are very personal but as we walked through them these things hit me . .. worry, stress, anxiety, hurt, pain and panic. 💗 

How did I walk through the most horrible, painful and terrible two years of my life? I had to make a decision to believe what God says and not panic, worry or stress and just pray. 💗 I could have made the decision to stay in that emotional chaos that I was falling into but I had to choose to say no to those things. 💗 Now, I’m not saying I didn’t have my ups and downs because worry is just in our human nature. I also had many days where I was in tears but for the most part I let go of the anxiety, worry, stress and panic. 💗 I had to totally turn things over to God and either believe that His Word is true or it isn’t. I chose to believe it is true. 💗

As a believer in God I am called to faith not fear. I had to keep building my faith even in the difficult times by praying and staying in His Word. 💗I also had to choose to not worry my prayers or let them be fear based. I had to remind God of His promises and eventually my panic turned to praise. I had to turn my concerns over to Him. 💗What’s the most pressing thing in your life right now? Whatever that is replace worry with the truth of God’s love and power. 

Trust in God that He will do what He says. Isaiah 26:3 says, “Keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Him.” 💗 After my panic turned to praise , my praise then turned to peace. Paul the Apostle said, “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything that we can understand.” It’s hard to comprehend how it works but it does. 💗

So, just believe in God that He will. Don’t panic and just pray! Have a blessed Sunday!

Emily 

Sunday Morning Moment

The faster you let it go the faster you will heal. Harboring the pain, bitterness and anger only slows the healing process down and keeps the pain alive. So whatever pain you are facing let it go, give it to God so the peace of the Lord can come in. 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4;6-7

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Sunday Morning Moment

Sunday Morning Moment - Today throughout the world many people are in the midst struggles, battles, and feel hopeless or overwhelmed in the battle. The key is to give the battle to the Lord, lay it on the altar and worship the Lord in the midst of the battle. Let faith overcome fear, and stand still and see the glory of the Lord. 
When you feel like you are in a battle that is so big that you are overwhelmed remember, God took Israel, a million strong, delivered them, fed them and brought them into the promise land. If He can take care of millions, He surely can take care of you. :-)
If you have a prayer request please comment below!  I would be honored to pray for you!
Happy a blessed Sunday!
Emily 

Sunday Morning Minute

Sunday Morning Minute - Just as it is important to eat meals every day it is just as important to feed your body on God's Word. Proverbs 4:22 tells us that God's words are 'life to those who find them and health to all their flesh'. Reading the Word also helps to grow your faith. I read once that faith has no life without the word. It's what faith trusts. And without a continual feeding of God's wisdom and truth, faith has no fan to flame it. So take a few minutes each day and just like you feed your body a meal feed your body words of wisdom from the Lord. And as you do watch and see how your faith grows and is strengthened which is what need when we are going through times of trial, pain and hardship. So feed onthe Word and let the Lord bring you the hope, faith and the strength you need to keep on believing that your answer is coming right at the perfect time. Lastly, the more you read the Word the more you will want to read it.  The words of God fills you and then your soul, spirit, mind and body starts to crave for more of the living, breathing Word of God.  ❤️Have a super Sunday. ❤️

Digging Deep Into The Word Sunday - A Look at Psalm 22

This morning in my devotion time with the Lord I read Psalm 22. In this psalm we read of how Jesus gave His life for us and gives us a close look of Calvary and the crucifixion. We get a picture of the cross and can hear the cries of our beautiful, dying Savior. There is no other Scripture that more clearly portrays the crucifixion than Psalm 22. As the Psalm begins you hear the Lord cry out in His darkest moment, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me.?" The chapter closes with the words, "He has done it!" but in the original Hebrew it says, "It is finished!" which was the last cry of Jesus as stated in John 19:30.

Verse 6 tells us of the offense of the cross when Jesus says, "But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people."

Verse 14 speaks of His great perspiring because of the physical torture He was going through. It also indicates the breaking of Jesus' heart. "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax, it has melted within me." In Psalm 69:20 we read why His heart was broken, "Their insults have broken my heart and I am in despair." We really don't hear of many cases where a broken heart caused by intense suffering and agony results in the death of someone but that is exactly what happened to our Lord for He bore the reproach and shame for others. Taking our sins upon Him is what hid Him from HIs Father's face and this is what truly broke His heart. 

Verse 15 describes Jesus intense thirst where He says, "My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth." In John 19:28-30 it says, "knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty," A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it to His lips. When Jesus had tasted it He said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed His head and gave up His spirit." 

When you have time read Psalm 22, Psalm 69 and John 19 to remind yourself of everything Jesus did and poured out for us. All He asks for in return is our love and simple obedience.