WHAT A SAVIOUR

“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 53:5 KJV

Marvin P. Dalton wrote a beautiful hymn about our precious Saviour and this hymn is my favorite hymn about Jesus “Oh What A Savior”.  Jesus was not wounded for His transgressions and He was not bruised for His iniquities, He was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. 

Jesus never sinned, not even one time.  It was for us and because of our sins that He was tortured and abused, spat on, cursed, mocked, ridiculed and crucified on the cross of horror.  He endured all that shame because He loves us so much.  The heart of our precious Saviour was broken on Calvary.

They beat Jesus beyond recognition.  He could have come down from the cross but because He loves His Father and us so much and because He wanted to be obedient to the mission His Father had sent Him on, He stayed on the cross.  What kind of love is this?  It is an amazing and an unconditional love for us.

Not only was the heart of Jesus broken when He died on the cross for us; His Father’s heart was also broken.  O how God and Jesus love us.  Nobody loves us like They love us and nobody ever will.  Again I say, What a Saviour, what a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth!  O how I love Jesus.

Heavenly Father, You love us so much that You gave Your beloved Son to die for our sins.  Thank You.  Jesus, thank You for dying for us  I love You, Heavenly Father.  I love You, Jesus.  I love You, Holy Spirit.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

January 23, 2016