1 Peter 2:24 ‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.’
DAILY READING ; John 3:1-21; 1 Chronicles 12; Zechariah2
‘The crucifixion of Jesus : a forensic inquiry’, is a book written by forensic expert and medical examiner, Dr. Frederick T. Zugibe.
In the book he gives detailed analysis of Christ’s death and presents his discoveries culled from years of exhaustive research. Documented with illustrations that explore the impact of crucifixion on the body, he demonstrated the realities of it.
According to the findings, Roman crucifixions were designed to cause maximum pain for a prolonged period.
It was such a cruel and shameful punishment that the Romans didn’t inflict it on their own citizens rather crucifixion was reserved for criminals and slaves in ancient Rome.
During the crucifixion, victims’ feet and wrists were usually nailed to a wooden cross, which would hold them upright while they suffered a slow and agonizing death, often taking several days. As a gesture of “Roman kindness” the prisoner was offered a mixture of vinegar (gall) and wine as a mild anesthetic. According to the Biblical account this anesthetic was refused by Jesus. Consequently, He fully bore all the pain! It is indeed amazing and difficult to grasp the price Jesus paid at Calvary for us.
1 Peter 2:24 says ‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.’
Jesus was wounded so we could be completely whole. He was bruised so we could be totally healed.
Wounds are not only physical, many people have been wounded emotionally, wounded financially, wounded verbally and in many other different ways.
Jesus died to heal every possible affliction we would ever face in this life.
It is God’s desire to repair all the broken places in our lives. We all have all experienced rejection, pain, and betrayals.
Sometimes the hurt can be most profound, leading us to build walls around our hearts to protect us from further pain. But then those same walls can also imprison and restrict us from loving and living life to the fullest.
Jesus died to heal us totally, His Blood is able to go through the barriers of time into our wounded past to make us whole again.
At the Cross He suffered terribly to ensure we never have to suffer again.
Whatever hurt or pain you may face today, Christ has already paid for it. He died that we might be totally whole and live life more abundantly.
His desire for our total healing was demonstrated during His earthly ministry, as He healed all that came to Him.
Matthew 15:30 says, “A vast crowd brought to Him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and He healed them all.”
Fourteen times in the Scriptures it is recorded that He healed “all” who were sick.
Today, Christ is no longer on the cross and neither is He in the grave; He is raised up and seated at the right hand of God in heaven. The benefit of the price He paid is to ensure that we enjoy total health and victory in all areas of our lives. Truly, His Blood has positioned us to overcome and win in every situation of life.
1 John 5:4 says ‘for everyone born of God overcomes the world’
Certainly, through Christ we are more than conquerors. But miracles of healing are only released over our lives as we come into agreement with God’s Word. Therefore today, let us begin to align ourselves with God’s will so that His power can be released for our total health and healing.
PRAYER: Father please help me to begin to live in the consciousness of the redemptive benefits Christ won for me at Calvary. Today, by the Blood of Jesus I claim my victory over everything contesting my glorious destiny in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222