The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Peter 3:18a,
"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God."
As Peter speaks of the appropriate response believers should greet suffering with, he offers Jesus Christ's suffering on our behalf to consider as our example. He suffered for our sins. He who was righteous suffered for us... for us, who are unrighteous, who are sinful.
Jesus Christ paid the penalty for all of our sins, everybody's sins, for all time! His suffering and death on that cross is full payment for our iniquity in the courtroom of God. Why did he do such a thing? To bring us to God! God loves us and Jesus Christ made possible the opportunity for us to spend eternity with God as a member of his family, his kingdom. All he asks of us is to embrace him in faith.
Here is the unfathomable love of God on display! Where we were once destined for God's judgment for the sins we have committed (and, we have all sinned!), Jesus Christ set himself to suffer on our behalf, to take our punishment upon himself, that we might be united to God. "For the joy set before him he endured the cross..." Hebrews 12:2. To me, this is an incomprehensible act of love that simply transcends my understanding. God the Son, dying a miserable death on my behalf that I might be united with him, brought into the community of love he shares with God the Father!
Simply breathtaking to consider!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God."
As Peter speaks of the appropriate response believers should greet suffering with, he offers Jesus Christ's suffering on our behalf to consider as our example. He suffered for our sins. He who was righteous suffered for us... for us, who are unrighteous, who are sinful.
Jesus Christ paid the penalty for all of our sins, everybody's sins, for all time! His suffering and death on that cross is full payment for our iniquity in the courtroom of God. Why did he do such a thing? To bring us to God! God loves us and Jesus Christ made possible the opportunity for us to spend eternity with God as a member of his family, his kingdom. All he asks of us is to embrace him in faith.
Here is the unfathomable love of God on display! Where we were once destined for God's judgment for the sins we have committed (and, we have all sinned!), Jesus Christ set himself to suffer on our behalf, to take our punishment upon himself, that we might be united to God. "For the joy set before him he endured the cross..." Hebrews 12:2. To me, this is an incomprehensible act of love that simply transcends my understanding. God the Son, dying a miserable death on my behalf that I might be united with him, brought into the community of love he shares with God the Father!
Simply breathtaking to consider!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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