We saw last time how humanities sinful nature reached zenith level in the suffering inflicted on Jesus, a manifestation of our hatred towards God, a shrilling scream of defiance, that said we will not have this man to rule over us. We were the enemies of God, rebellious ,on the run from God, we swallowed the Devils lie that we would be like God. But let us lift our thoughts to the sovereign God, He who made this world, who in eternity had a plan to bring humanity back to Himself, to know peace with God. The suffering of Christ would be a substitutional sacrifice, in other words, He would bear the guilt of our sins on the cross. That meant ,not only would He suffer the violence of men, but he would also experience the wrath of a holy God ,Isaiah 53 v 10, reads,' Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him, God did not take pleasure in Christs suffering, it means, that it pleased Him that Jesus voluntarily submitted to the suffering he would experience on the cross, for our sins. It pleased him that eternal redemption for us sinners, was possible, As Luther said,'' The punishment that was laid on Him would mean that we might have peace, with God.
You can know peace with God by trusting Jesus
as your Saviour.
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