DEVOTION ~ BY HIS STRIPES

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Theme: By His Stripes 
Text: Isaiah 53:4&5

4 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.



In our previous devotion we saw how Christ became a man of sorrows whom the world despised. He did not present Himself in the way the world expected Him to so he suffered terribly in the hands of men. Why would the innocent suffer for the guilty and of what benefit is that to you and I? This will be our discussion today dubbed, "By His Stripes". 

The sins of our fathers of old and our own sins can only be atoned for by Jesus Christ a man without blemish. He borne our  griefs and carried our sorrows that we may be saved through His death. Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. His soul is an offering for sin. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. 

Christ's death, resurrection and ascension is a sure proof of our salvation and justification of righteousness. The streaming wounds of Jesus are the sure guarantees for answered prayer. So when we call on the Lord in the name of Christ, we are answered speedily. Dear beloved in the Lord, the stripes of our Saviour has a lot to offer unto us. Look unto the stripes and receive your miracles, breakthroughs and testimonies.


Prayer: Saviour of the world that carries the chastisement for our peace, our eyes look unto You alone to redeem us from harm. Come Holy Spirit and transform our hearts and mind to remain resolute to the essence of Christ's stripes in all circumstances that Your will be done in our lives in the name of Jesus Christ. AMEN! 

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