Tomorrow I’m teaching Matthew 5:33-42 in a continuing series on the sermon on the mount. The Sermon is blasting away at me, in lots of good ways. If you’re interested in reading my notes for tomorrow, such as they are, you can find them here.

While I’ve long realized and taught that Jesus performed the sermon in his life, and especially in his passion, the thought hit me as I studied today that I probably haven’t realized the extent to which he lived out his teaching.

This hit me square in the face this morning:

And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.

– Matthew 5:40

. . .

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

“They divided my garments among them,

and for my clothing they cast lots.”

– John 19:23-24

Jesus gave it all.