1st Peter 2:24. “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” DEAD… AND ALIVE. Deliberately bearing a load not His own A righteous Redeemer for my sins did atone Suffering on the tree He bare all alone – The wrath of God for me.
In His body on the tree an excruciating weight For sins so terrible He the punishment did take All legal claims He full payment did make – When He died on the cross for me.
Because for me He died, then I am dead The proof of death was in the blood He shed
The work was done when “It is finished” He said – He was the Substitute before God for me.
To sin I am dead settling all legal claims All charges are erased by the authority of His name God sees the Substitute and redeemed sinner the same – He appears in the presence of God for me.
He is alive now so I have a new life too Payment for sin is complete there is nothing else to do Even while living in this world, He will see me through – And God is waiting in heaven for me. “O God, the healing of my soul from sin’s sickness is a daily wonder to me. From the grace that initiated it to the peace that comes as a result from it – it is all of God and I do so appreciate it. Thanks, from my heart, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”