"Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt." Isaiah 53:10
Jesus death on the cross brought atonement for the sins of mankind, but have you ever thought about Jesus as your substitute? I can remember back to my freshmen year of high school, where I had a specific substitute teacher that was weird as finding cookies in pickle jar (point of reference: dude spoke about aliens and invasion). Being the great student I made fun of the dude to his face and proceed to do so from the hallway (I'm still chuckling about that junk). I gave him a hard time and loved every bit of it, but think about the job of the substitute. It's a person who acts or serves in the place of another. We all know Jesus died in our place, but remember His substitution was different. Think about this: You could be a substitute teacher, but you lack in one thing and can't do the job perfectly. Jesus was a flawless and sinless substitute who is perfect; that offered himself to atone for our sins. No matter what the insults were or physical agony Christ suffered and died for our sins. Jesus our Substitute.
Isaiah 53:6; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18
Recent Comments