Words of Encouragement
April - 16 - 2006
He bore our sins. He didn't just carry them; he suffered the penalty we deserved. His anguish was our healing. His suffering was our righteousness. How can we ever think of going back to sin after he suffered so much to bear its penalty?
The Scripture reading is from 1 Peter 2:24.
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed.
Let us go to our heavenly Father in prayer.
Holy God, how you could stand to see your precious Son under the weight of our sins we will never understand. Thank you for such a great love and for being so great a God. There is none who can be compared to you, O God. Your greatness is beyond imagining and your love beyond our dreams. We will live today to your glory through Jesus who bore our sins so that we could be your children.
In the precious name of your Son we pray.
Amen.