How I killed my redeemer with my sins?

 An Emoji Devotions for Tue 19th January, 2020

Topic: How I killed my redeemer with my sins?

By H.U.Wenger

Highlight: “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.” (Hebrew, 5, 7 -10)

Have you ever reflected about, how it would be for a perfect human being to live in our imperfect world? Jesus has been born into a sinful family as a perfect human being.

His reactions and actions have been always impeccable, without any flaw. Did Mary and Joseph raise him, or did he raise and educate them? How was it with his peers and siblings?
         His speech was always lovely, but well salted. His words, his actions and reactions have always been just, truthful and genuine and they have revealed the hidden agendas and thoughts of the people around him.

He was mentally, psychically and physically perfect, sound and clean, but the only one around of that kind. Life among us must have been torture for him!

In Psalm 40 David depicts how he has been rescued from the slimy pit and been put on a rock, granting him a firm stand, as he cried out to the Lord and waited for him. From verse seven onward he then describes the savior and his struggles among us. He proclaims the law of God he lives his righteousness, proclaims his faithfulness and his salvation and reveals his truth. Nevertheless he gets surrounded with troubles without numbers and though he is without sin, sins have overtaken him and they are more than hair on his head so that his heart fails within him.

Here we have a picture of what our sins have done to Jesus. They have burdened him so that he sweated blood in the Garden Gethsemane; but then he brought it all to the cross, redeemed all our sins and delivered us from death, granting life eternal to all, who obey him. We cannot follow him without obeying him and we cannot obey him without changing our lives.

All our shortcomings have hurt him and cost him dearly, they killed him in the end. Because he was without sin of his own, death could not hold him. He resurrected from the grave and triumphed over death and hell. In him and in him alone is our chance for life, but it is bound to obedience and trust.

 Do you think it was easy for him because he was God? Just read Matthew 17, 17: “Oh unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you?


Prayer: Heavenly father, I do thank you that you loved us all so much that you have sent your beloved son to rescue us from the slimy pit. Dear Jesus thank you so much that you have suffered hell for me and have given me life eternal. Help me to follow you and to obey you.