1PE 2:24 NIV
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
Talk about God's unspeakable and unquantifiable blessings. God's original plan and intention was obvious from the events in the garden of Eden. He wanted a relationship with man, not a boss-servant association. That was why He would come down in the cool evening to talk with Adam. But then, man fell into sin and lost that initial relationship.
But Christ has come to restore that relationship. We deserved punishment for our sins; someone had to pay the price for our wrongs. Christ took our place, suffered the consequences of our own wrongdoings, so we could walk away, not from God, but from sin. He's taken our punishment and given us a new stand, a great start and a whole life. Now, we live our lives in eternal appreciation of the One who died once so we could live eternally, who was beaten once so we could have permanent healing and who became a curse so that we could enjoy the deepest eternal blessings of Abraham.
What more could a God do? May his sacrifice and pain not be in vain in my life. His time of favour is here.
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