Thursday, April 1, 2010

When his soul makes an offering for guilt

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,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

Isaiah 53:10

On Good Friday, remember that Jesus' cruel death was not by chance. Every taunt and torment that Jesus suffered was part of God's good plan, in order that Jesus might be for us "an offering for guilt". Jesus became the perfect guilt offering, the perfect Passover lamb. The shedding of His blood stopped death once and for all. Everything God had done for his chosen people, the institution of the law and the commandments culminated in Jesus' death and resurrection.

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