What Jesus did for everyone!
Jesus took our sins, all of our sins, as if they were His sins and died on a cross – as a criminal.
Jesus not only died in our place. He took our place on the cross, He took the punishment my sins and your sins deserve.
Only by asking Jesus to be Savior of our lives… can anyone be called a follower of Christ.
Everyone’s sins have been judged by the LORD God Almighty and the sentence is given – death, Jesus took all sins as if they were His sins… He suffered the sentence of death for everyone’s sins and He died.
History of Jesus’ crucifixion
NASB Luke 23:33 “When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.”
Jesus was counted as a criminal… He died with criminals. He died for criminals. Us!
Jesus, Messiah, the Anointed One of God – crucified with criminals – even this fulfilled prophecy of Isaiah 53:12 (NASB) “… Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;…”
Why? Why did Jesus die? He was counted, numbered as if He were the sinner, the sinless Son of God – numbered as a criminal.
The rest of Isaiah 53:12 answers the “why” question.
NASB Isaiah 53:12 “… Yet He Himself bore the sin of many…”
All who are reading this devotional, we are “the many”!
He took our sins as if they were His – and was found guilty.
Followers of Christ – may we never, ever forget what Jesus did for us on the cross.
All followers of Christ – are you continuing to say “Thank You” to Jesus?
~ Take it to heart ~
All the praise goes to Jesus… the LORD God Almighty accepted His sacrificial death as due payment… no more punishment is needed! We are paid for, redeemed, freed!
PROOF: Jesus was resurrected from the grave!