Good Morning!! The
images in the movie "The Passion of Christ" stunned us all,...it show
us in graphic detail, that the crucifixion was all too real,...that day
in Jerusalem: real whips, real nails, scarlet blood, steaming sweat,
bitter tears,...real suffering happened. After
decades of dissecting the meaning of the Cross, some of us have become
desensitized to the fact that the Son of God was tortured and murdered
by men.
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.—Isaiah 53:4-5 (NIV)
The writers of the Gospels don't go into the gory details of the Cross. They described His mode of torture and execution as quite a matter of fact. (Historians and Hollywood have willingly filled in the graphic descriptions.) Prior to the Cross, there is little to no indication, that Jesus knew the normal demands and limitations of the human body. We don’t have any indication that He got sick, but He may have. We do see Him being physically tired, but little hunger or thirst. After the Cross, we know that Jesus definitely understands physical suffering. Because of the suffering that He endured through His death on the Cross, we can know a peace that surpasses all comprehension, a joy in spite of our circumstances, and an intimacy with Him through that shared experience.
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.—Isaiah 53:4-5 (NIV)
The writers of the Gospels don't go into the gory details of the Cross. They described His mode of torture and execution as quite a matter of fact. (Historians and Hollywood have willingly filled in the graphic descriptions.) Prior to the Cross, there is little to no indication, that Jesus knew the normal demands and limitations of the human body. We don’t have any indication that He got sick, but He may have. We do see Him being physically tired, but little hunger or thirst. After the Cross, we know that Jesus definitely understands physical suffering. Because of the suffering that He endured through His death on the Cross, we can know a peace that surpasses all comprehension, a joy in spite of our circumstances, and an intimacy with Him through that shared experience.
The important thing is that Jesus is here and Jesus cares,...but more importantly, He did
something about it.
Lord Jesus, Isaiah predicted that You would carry our sorrows and
take up our infirmities. So we leave them with You now. Thank You for the
peace that was bought through Your punishment,...and the healing that we can
know through Your wounds. We claim that now through faith in You. Amen.
" God is not only able to heal our hurts,...but the hurts we've caused."
" God is not only able to heal our hurts,...but the hurts we've caused."
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