7 APR 23 Friday: A Closer Walk Devotional
“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants.” Isaiah 53:5, 10
Today is Good Friday which is an understatement. It was a fantastic day for those that are being saved. People outside of the faith look at this and scratch their heads, why is it good? Didn’t your god die? Yep! He sure did, but that is only part of the story. Good Friday is not something to Passover, no pun intended.
Since the Passion of the Christ came out some years ago, we have watched it on this day. It is extremely raw and graphic, but it also reminds us that Jesus’ death is the most important one in all of history past, present, and future. Isaiah writes hundreds of years prior to Jesus’ death and the significance of it. Jesus did not die for his sins because he did not commit any.
He died for sinners, the ungodly, and enemies of God. God’s plan was created before the earth was created or even Adam existed. The Trinity met and laid this out from start to finish. It pleased God to crush him because it fulfilled the plan to make himself known and bring him glory. God planned to save some people from all the history of the world through the work of his Son on the cross. It would demonstrate his love, mercy, grace, and justice.
God is still seeking people to give to Jesus as his family. You might be one of them.
Have you responded to the call of the gospel on your life?
Reading Plan: Psalm 22, 10-17; Isa. 52:13-53:12; Heb. 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:1-42
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