Jesus Bore the Punishment We Deserved

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the  kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. -Colossians 1:13,14

When Jesus finished the earthly ministry God had given Him, He was about thirty-three years old. Only one thing was left to do. Jesus, the Son of God—the One who never sinned, who never made a mistake in His life, who never hurt anyone and always helped everyone—had to die on the Cross.

The cross was a death reserved for criminals. If anyone belonged on that cross, it was you and I—not Jesus.

The Bible says, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). We were the ones who sinned, made mistakes, hurt people. We deserved to go to the place of judgment. But Jesus took our place. He is “the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world”(John 1:29),

The Bible says, “Without shedding of blood [there] is no remission” (Heb. 9:22). Someone had to die for us. We deserved death, but Jesus took our death on Himself so we can walk in newness of life.

CONFESSION:

Jesus, my Savior, redeemed me. With the price of His own blood, He became the way for me to be reconciled to the Father. He took my sickness and my spiritual death so I could have His health and His eternal life.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999