1 Peter 3:18A wealthy twenty-year-old was drag-racing with his friends when he struck and killed a pedestrian. Although the young man received a three-year prison sentence, some believe that the man who appeared in court (and who subsequently served a prison sentence) was a hired surrogate for the driver who committed the crime. This type of thing has been known to occur in some countries where people hire body doubles to avoid paying for their crimes.
This may sound scandalous and outrageous, but more than two thousand years ago, Jesus became our substitute and “suffered once for [our] sins, the righteous for the unrighteous” (1 Peter 3:18). As God’s sinless sacrifice, Christ suffered and died once and for all (Hebrews 10:10), for all who believe in Him. He took the penalty for all our sins in His own body on the cross. Unlike a person today who chooses to be a substitute for a criminal to get some cash, Christ’s substitutionary death on the cross provided “hope” for us as He freely, willingly gave His life for us (1 Peter 3:15, 18; John 10:15). He did so to bridge the chasm between us and God.
May we rejoice and find comfort and confidence in this profound truth: Only by the substitutionary death of Jesus can we—sinners in need—have a relationship with and complete spiritual access to our loving God.
By: Marvin Williams
I apologize for the late post, too much going on too fast,so I copied ODB, Our Daily Bread
Lord Jesus hear our prayers as we lift up the leader of our nation to You, especially President Trump and the J6. We pray for justice and integrity to once again fill our land
In Jesus Name, Amen!
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Amen, norsky
Joining in prayer this Good Friday for our beloved America.
May we keep looking up for our redemption in our Savior.
In Jesus Name
Amen
Blessed Good Friday to you.
Praying for our Nation.
Amen
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A GREAT devotional today!
Thank You Jesus for all You’ve done!!!
It’s Friday... BUT SUNDAY is COMING!!
Thank you norsky!
Prayer For Justice And Peace
Eternal Father, You created us in Your own image and likeness, but sin has warped the minds of men, and throughout the world there is much injustice and much carelessness of the rights of other people and personal responsibility.
Lord, when You are excluded from the hearts and consciences of men, the inevitable result is that people suffer and Lord, there is much injustice and corruption taking place in our world today, not only in the lives of individuals but also in the corridors of power and the council rooms of many nations.
We pray Lord, that You will right all the wrongs that are taking place in our world and vindicate those that are being treated unjustly. Keep us Father, from trying to take matters into our own hands for vengeance is Your and You will repay. But Lord, in Your grace and mercy, we pray that you would give justice and peace to all those that have been cruelly and unfairly treated by their fellow man, and may the injustice and carelessness that they have had to endure be the means to draw them into Your saving arms of grace. We ask this in the precious name of the Lord Jesus,
Amen.
Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/prayer/prayer-for-justice-and-peace-724
Amen!
Amen.
Father God, we come humbly to Your feet, covered in the blood of the Lamb.
We thank You for the mercy and grace we do not deserve.
We will never be able to fathom the price of our Redemption.
We will never be able to measure the depth and the breadth of Your love.
Continue a work in us, dear Lord, that we will live in gratitude and joy for our salvation.
Amen, and Amen, Dear Servant of Jesus Christ.
Joining you in Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Praise.