A
man who was deeply troubled by his sins was having a vivid dream
in which he saw Jesus being
savagely whipped by a soldier. As the cruel
scourge came down upon Christ’s back, the onlooker
shuddered, for the
terrible cords left ugly,
gaping wounds upon His bleeding, swollen body.
When the one wielding the lash raised his arm to strike the
Lord again, the man rushed forward to stop him. As he did, the soldier turned,
and the dreamer was startled to see his own face!
He awke in a cold sweat, conscious that his sin had
inflicted this grievous punishment upon the Savior. As he thought of Christ’s
suffering, he remembered these words in Isaiah 53:5, “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we
are healed.”
In one sense, Good Friday was the darkest day in human
history. But because of Jesus’ sacrifice for us, the cross was actually the
greatest victory of all the ages! Christ was delivered for our sins that we
might be delivered from our sins.[1]
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