John 19: 28-37

28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," 37 and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."

How many times in the New Testament doesn't it say "so that the Scripture would be fulfilled"?  This really helps me to see, once again, how involved God is in the details of human life.  He didn't just create the universe and then let it go from there, He kept being and still is being involved in every detail.  Even when we also look at Jesus in this text.  He decided when He was to die.  He deliberately said He was thirsty, had His drink and then decided to die.  We don't do that.  Death often takes us by surprise even as we expect it.  We never know the moment or time of death before it happens, but Jesus did and so at just the right time, He gave up His Spirit and died.  That is powerful!!