Day 212
lsaiah 53:5
"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.
If I were to pick up a package for someone else, it would be obvious that I intended to save that person the trouble of having to pick it up. Whenever someone does something for someone else, a substitution is involved. They do it so the other person will not have to do it. That makes Isaiah 53:5 one of the most wonderful verses in the Bible. Sometimes, a person will do a favor for someone else, not because the recipient could not do it, but as an act of kindness. What Jesus did was an act of kindness toward us, but it was much more than that. He did something for us that we could not do for ourselves.
We should be punished for our sins, but He was punished in our places. Now, we simply confess our sins with sincere sorrow, and He forgives us and cleanses us. Although we may suffer natural consequences for our sins, we escape eternal judgment for them. We have also received God's grace to cope with the natural results. Sometimes, because of God's mercy, we escape the normal results of our actions.
The world offers temporal peace based upon circumstances. On this earth, we have limited means of obtaining healing for our bodies. But Jesus paid for a greater peace and supernatural healing for us. So, anytime we find ourselves suffering the things Jesus paid for us to be delivered from, we should position ourselves for a change. We do this by vocalizing our agreement with what Jesus did. We can ask God to show us any hindrances to our receiving, if immediate results do not follow. We should not quit until we know we have our desired answers. We should always desire to be in the will of God. Jesus made His will clear by His substitutionary sacrifice. Let us appreciate that and receive.
I receive all Jesus suffered in my place to give me. I am free from sin. I have supernatural peace and health.