Good Friday Remembrance

Isaiah 52 : 14

Just as many were appalled at you - His appearance was so disfigured that He did not look like a man and His form did not resemble a human being. CSB-Christian Standard Bible

Many people do not realize just how bad the whole process of crucifixion can be. It was the Roman's favorite source of execution for non Roman citizens. Let me briefly describe the process.

Before a person was crucified, it was normal practice for them to be scourged. Scourging involved a whip with nine long  pieces of leather, each piece of leather had pieces of bone and even some metal embedded in them. It was a form of cat of nine tails. When a person was whipped the idea is that they would swing the whip hard enough to get the pieces of bone to penetrate the skin and then the person whipping would jerk sharply, tearing skin and muscle  from the poor victim's body.

Stop to consider this. the Roman army in Israel, basically consisted of some of the worst there was. These so-called soldiers took great pleasure in inflicting as much pain on the victim as they possibly could. They had it down to a science knowing how much damage they could do to the body without killing them out right. They wanted the victim to suffer as much as possible before they died.

Isaiah 53: 1 - 12, basically tells the story about what Jesus did for us. It says in the Bible that Jesus sweat blood. Many people do not believe that that is possible. Let me Enlighten you. A medical condition known as hema tidrosis is the fusion of blood in perspiration, caused by extreme anguish or physical strain. Subcutaneous capillaries dilate and burst merging blood with sweat. The vast majority of people who suffered this problem, died.

Stop  to consider  the fact that Jesus knew all of this way ahead of time.  Can you imagine how horrible that was?

Each lash was called a stripe. If you read Isaiah 53, you will see that by His stripes we are healed. His blood that was spilled, forgave all of our sins, past, present, and future. He did it in our place, so we wouldn’t have to.

As horrific as it was, He would have done it for even just one of us.

If you doubt the description I just gave, check it out on google.  If anyone in history should be glorified or praised, it is Jesus Christ. All we have to do is admit to Him that we are sinners, ask for forgiveness, and invite Him into our hearts as our personal savior. That is what He suffered and died for. He wants us to spend eternity with Him. God bless you and your family. 

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of salvation.

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you.

PRAISE THE LORD

Amen