HEARTBROKEN AND IN PAIN

“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.  Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And they parted his raiment and cast lots.”

Luke 23:33,34 KJV

What kind of love would cause Jesus to ask God to forgive us while He was still hanging on the cross heartbroken and in pain?  It is a tender compassionate and unconditional love that can only come from the heart of Jesus.  O how Jesus loves you.  He had been beaten beyond recognition but He still loves us.

I believe with all my heart that every time they pounded a nail into His hands that He felt that pain in His heart.  Marvin P. Dalton wrote the beautiful hymn “O What A Savior”.  These words touch my heart “His heart was broken on Calvary, His hands were nail scarred, His side was riven”.

Yes, Jesus endured that excruciating pain for you and for me.  Have you allowed it to enter your heart that Jesus, the Saviour of the world, loves you?  What a compassionate and loving Saviour we are privileged to know and have and one happy day we will see Him face to face and be with Him for all eternity.   

Joanne Lowe

November 13, 2016