MORNING MANNA 3-25-22
OUR SAVIOR
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 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. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”- Isaiah 53:4-6
The center of our faith is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The stain of our sins was so deep and the penalty for our sins was so heavy that only a Divine sacrifice could provide the hope of pardon and salvation. Although it was free to us, our salvation came at a very high cost indeed for the Lord. He endured the physical torment of one of the most painful deaths ever devised. Even worse, He endured the spiritual torment of taking our sins upon Himself.
Octavius Winslow who pastored for many years in both England and America in the 1800s wrote, “The cross of Jesus displays the most awful exhibition of God’s hatred of sin and at the same time the most august manifestation of His readiness to pardon it. Pardon, full and free, is written out in every drop of blood that is seen, is proclaimed in every groan that is heard, and shines in the very prodigy of mercy that closes the solemn scene upon the cross. O blessed door of return, open and never shut, to the wanderer from God!”
The cost of our salvation should never be far from our hearts or minds. We need to be reminded of the extent of God’s love for us, and the amazing grace that allowed us to be part of His family. Rather than taking that for granted, we should be continually grateful, rejoicing, and praising God for what He has done for us. Jesus bore the weight of our sins to be our Savior. The incredible cost of our salvation is an amazing evidence of God’s unfailing love toward us. — By Paul Chappell
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
