Easter
E ~ Is For ENTER The King
A ~ Is For AFFLICTION
John 19: 1-16
The Scripture says that “Pilate took Jesus and had him ’scourged’“. It means to AFFLICT great pain or punishment upon. To AFFLICT is to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish…to inflict something that is hard to bear. It suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance…persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering. I know that we cannot imagine the AFFLICTION of Jesus. It would have been beyond our wildest imaginations and comprehension.
Isaiah 52:14 says, “Just as there were many who were appaled at Him ~ his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and His form marred beyond human likeness ~” (see Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23 and John 19)
Why Did Jesus Have To Suffer?
The only way I know to answer this question is with ‘The Word’…..I will use the NIV translation..
Isaiah 53:5 “..He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1 John 2:2 “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
Why Do We Need To Hear This, Let Alone Think About It?
The answer is so that we might know the depth of His love and what He did for us. The weight of the sins of the entire world were heaped upon Jesus. The AFFLICTION (the weight of Our Sins) upon Jesus was hideous (beyond recognition).
Thought to Ponder: The extent of the AFFLICTION Jesus took upon Himself for us, is also the extent of His LOVE for us!
Scripture to Ponder: John 19:14b-16
“And Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified“
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