John 19: 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
If a person wears a blazer, would you call him poor? No
Jesus and His family were well provided for even though Jesus did not work; note that He is called a carpenter, since a son followed his father’s profession, as in most cultures in ancient days, and also a carpenter’s son in one of the Gospels. It meant His (foster) father was a carpenter, but He Himself was not.
If one understands that the gifts the wise men brought to the family were not small but sufficient to sustain them throughout their lives.
In today’s scripture, the soldiers tore His other vest in an attempt to mock Him, but His outer vest was not cheap that they could dare harm it, so they cast lots for it.
What 2 Corinthians 8:9 speaks of He humbling Himself so that we would be lifted up. It talks of Him lowering Himself spiritually by giving up His Holiness/Perfection. Although He was without blemish, yet when the young man called Him ‘Good’, Jesus rebuked him, saying only God is ‘Good’. The term used here is not the normal good but means all goodness, in other words holiness/perfection. The same is used in Ephesians 5:9 as one of the Fruits of the Spirit which we receive from the Father when we ascend to Heaven.
He humbled Himself and became us so that we are lifted up and become what He was.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God.
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Luke 18:18-19
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Philippians 2:5-7
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Dated 03 Aug 2026
Bro Rollwyn