“He Took My Place!”

“Forsaken” is a terrible word. It is an agonizing wound that shoots straight through the heart. Christ Jesus was “forsaken” by His Holy Father when He took our sins upon Himself. Think of what took place at Calvary.
1. The Sin. The Holy One, the only Holy One, became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21).
2. The Sacrifice. The One Who was the object of honor and worship became the sacrificial offering (Hebrews 7:27).
3. The Severance. The One Who enjoyed uninterrupted fellowship was now cut off (Daniel 9:26).
4. The Suffering. The One Who was the joy of the Father now became the object of His wrath (Isaiah 53:5-6).

“For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

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