STRIPES OF LOVE

“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.  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.”

Isaiah 53:3-5 KJV

Jesus, our precious Saviour was beaten beyond recognition.  He endured and suffered pain and agony that you and I will never know.  I believe that every time they hit Him and pounded the nails in His hand that He felt the pain in His heart.  What kind of love is this, that He would willingly suffer this pain for us?

This is an unconditional love that only comes from the heart of our Heavenly Father and our Saviour.  Nobody loves us like They love us and nobody ever will.  I believe God also felt that pain and agony every time they hit Jesus.  God loves His Son so much and wonder of wonders, He also loves us.

It is a privilege to be able to go to God in prayer.  We are not worthy to go into His presence but because of the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the cross when He shed His blood for us, we can go into the presence of our Heavenly Father.  Think about it, God loves you very much.  You are precious to Him.

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us and for sharing Jesus with us.  Jesus, thank You for dying for our sins on the cross.  I love You so much, dear Jesus.  How I long to see You face to face.  One day I will see You face to face.  I’m going to give You a big hug when I see You.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

October 14, 2015