"... BY HIS WOUNDS, WE ARE HEALED ..." ~ 4

[image credit: Time of Grace]

which comes from 

ISAIAH 53

Today's portion of Isaiah 53 is verse 5

"...But He was hurt because of us;  He suffered so.     Our wrong doing wounded and  crushed Him. He endured the breaking that made us whole.     The injuries He suffered became our healing. (The Voice)

Time of Grace's devotional for today with this verse is 
"Crucified"
(just a snippet)

"...The prophet Isaiah, seven centuries before Christ, was allowed to look into the future to see the strange way in which salvation for the human race would be won. “He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities” (Isaiah 53:5). There is no longer any condemnation or punishment for those who believe in Christ. His precious body was pierced by dreadful nails; His precious wounds bring you healing."

{probably more fitting for tomorrow}
since today is actually
Maundy Thursday (as I shared yesterday at the end a great link)
where we generally focus on the
Last Supper
and the
preceding
"Crucified"
fits better with
Good Friday
tomorrow
because it's so hard for me to focus long
on the absolute horror and tragedy
but that it was necessary
and I'm so thankful
for Jesus' obedience and sacrifice!!!
(I could not even post parts from the devotional, I don't do well with graphic recollections)
{yes, I look away at those parts in "The Passion"}
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... there are so many momentous moments just for today ...
that I will stay away from; like betrayal, denial, suffering
yet I am connecting to "healing" for today
"...Loving One Another"
with the
"washing of feet" (John 13:1-17)
as Jesus did
at the 
Last Supper
because
for me personally
it is like the
cleansing of sin also
that
Jesus
completes on
Good Friday
with His own blood
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I remember Jesus today
I remember His body broken for me
to pay the penalty for something I could never pay
my sin - every one of them
I remember His blood spilled out
to wash and cleanse us
from iniquities
I remember this supper shared with those closest
as one day we hope to supe and share with
Our Lord Jesus Christ
I remember
those
present
I remember
those
who have gone before me
I remember the
eternal healing they have
I remember so many
significant people and the events
of this Holy Passion Week
I remember how
Jesus wept
and
I weep
without fail
every time I
remember
but I
remember
in obedience to
Jesus' own words
"Do this in remembrance of Me"
in  2016 I was moved by this
and believe Christians in America (USA)
should learn much from this
INDEED
"BY HIS WOUNDS, WE ARE HEALED"
CHANGED
FOREVER