No, that could not have been used it in reference to Christ.
Jesus did not have a lust for life (which is really a figure of speech, not a literal meaning).
Jesus only desired to do the will of the Father!
He did not lust to do the will of the Father.
Would you please stop trying to make excuses?
That is called spin control..... and drags things on until what was said will be forgotten.

think! Stop making excuses, please.
Spin control..... drags things on until what was said will be forgotten!
Don't allow yourself to be a part of it.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross and follow me.
Stick with the meaning. Not what you might wish it were to mean.
grace and peace.