Jesus Bearing Our Sins

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Jesus Bearing Our Sins
"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
God hates sin! He is so holy that He cannot look on sin. You and I are by nature the children of wrath, vile creatures, and dead in sin. How, then, can we be accepted of God? How can we have boldness before the Lord?
God in His mercy saw our need. He made provision for us by sending His only Son, Jesus Christ, to give His life for sinners on the cross of Calvary. He offered Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for sin — so that sinful men could find salvation and be delivered.
As the Lamb of God, He bore our sins in His own body, and made atonement for us so that we can live unto righteousness and be cleansed of our sinfulness.
Today He is our High Priest, sitting at the right hand of God the Father interceding for us in all the holiness of His nature and character, as our representative and advocate. Through Him, an infinitely holy God can receive our imperfect prayers, accept our imperfect praises, and approve of our imperfect services — because they pass through the hands of His Son and are perfumed with His precious merits.
Afflicted believer, Satan may try to harass and trouble your mind on account of the temptation to sin that mixes with your holiest duties. If he does, draw comfort from this: Jesus, your great High Priest, is before the throne interceding for you, that you might be strengthened for your trial.
If you fall, Jesus intercedes with the Father — to accept your sorrow and repentance, and forgive your sin.
Precious Lord Jesus, I bless You, and I praise Your glorious Name for such love!
"Therefore He is able to save completely, those who come to God through Him — because He always lives to intercede for them!" Hebrews 7:25