The Glory of the Cross: Atonement and Forgiveness Surely HE hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4 Never make any mistake about this--the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross was not punitive! It was not for Himself and not for punishment of anything that He Himself had done. The suffering of Jesus was corrective. He was willing to suffer in order that He might correct us and perfect us. Brethren, that is the glory of the cross! That is the glory of the kind of sacrifice that was for so long in the heart of God! That is the glory of the kind of atonement that allows a repentant sinner to come into peaceful and gracious fellowship with his God and Creator! It began in His wounds and ended in our purification! I began in His bruises and ended in our cleansing! That painful and acute conviction that accompanies repentance may well subside and a sense of peace and cleansing come, but even the holiest of justified men will think back over his part in the wounding and chastisement of the Lamb of God. A sense of shock will still come over him! A sense of wonder will remain---wonder that the Lamb that was wounded should turn His wounds into the cleansing and forgiveness of one who wounded Him! - A.W. Tozer https://youtube/watch?v=L-JBbdJ5eZ8
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:40:28 +0000
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