He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24
I’ve been reading over this verse a lot over the past week. First, I was skimming over it. Then I would slow down. Now it’s slowly sinking in. He (Jesus) put his body on a tree and died for me. Why? So that I could be righteous.
By his wounds I have been healed. What do you think about when you see that sentence? It’s not by a few scars that we have been healed. It’s not by a scrape on Jesus’ kneecap from a bike ride gone bad that we receive His healing. No, it’s because He allowed men to beat Him beyond recognition. He allowed them to place thorns on His head. He allowed them to hammer nails into His wrists and feet.
He took his last breath on a cross, while blood trickled down his face, and his own mother watched him suffer, knowing there was nothing she could do. And He did it so we could be healed and walk in righteousness. Wow! I’m still trying to grasp that. And not only that, but He did so knowing EVERY sin I would commit in my lifetime.
Do you believe He did that for you?