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Consider what our dear Lord has done for us by His death on the cross, His sufferings, His pain
Be humbled, be astounded
Consider Him and all His love as you read these words:
Who can comprehend the power of Thy wrath?
Psalm 90:11
Jesus Christ comprehends it, for He underwent it!
His whole life was made up of suffering.
From His birth to His death,
from His cradle to the cross,
from the womb to the tomb,
He was a man of sorrows!
Behold His bodily sufferings:
the crown of thorns on His head,
the smiting of His cheeks,
the spitting on His face,
the scourging of His body,
the cross on His back,
the vinegar in His mouth,
the nails in His hands and feet,
the spear in His side,
His crucifixion and death on the cross —might well astonish us!
Behold that head, before which angels cast down themselves and worshiped—crowned with thorns!
Behold those eyes, which were purer than the sun—put out by the darkness of death!
Behold those ears which heard nothing but hallelujahs—hearing the blasphemies of the multitude!
Behold that lovely face—spit on by such beastly wretches!
Behold that mouth and tongue, which "spoke as never any man spoke"—accused of blasphemy!
Behold those hands, which freely swayed the scepter of heaven—nailed to the cross!
Behold those feet, "like unto fine brass"—nailed to the cross for man's sins!
Who can behold Christ thus suffering—and not be struck with astonishment?
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How deep were His wounds!
How weighty His burden!
How full of trembling His cup, when He lay under the mountains of the guilt of all the elect!
How bitter were His tears!
How painful His bloody sweat!
How dreadful His death!
*******
The death of Christ on the cross was :
a bitter death,
a sorrowful death,
a bloody death.
The bitter thoughts of His sufferings put Him into a most dreadful agony:
Being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was as great drops of blood falling to the ground.
Luke 22:44
Nothing could fasten Christ to the cross—but the golden link of His free love!
Oh, what a wonder of love is this—that Jesus Christ, who is the author of life, the fountain of life, the Lord of life—that He should so freely, so readily, so cheerfully lay down His life for us!
(Selected from Brooks.....The Golden Key to Open Hidden Treasures)
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What can we say....but Thank You Jesus
Hallelujah
What a Saviour
Consider what our dear Lord has done for us by His death on the cross, His sufferings, His pain
Be humbled, be astounded
Consider Him and all His love as you read these words:
Who can comprehend the power of Thy wrath?
Psalm 90:11
Jesus Christ comprehends it, for He underwent it!
His whole life was made up of suffering.
From His birth to His death,
from His cradle to the cross,
from the womb to the tomb,
He was a man of sorrows!
Behold His bodily sufferings:
the crown of thorns on His head,
the smiting of His cheeks,
the spitting on His face,
the scourging of His body,
the cross on His back,
the vinegar in His mouth,
the nails in His hands and feet,
the spear in His side,
His crucifixion and death on the cross —might well astonish us!
Behold that head, before which angels cast down themselves and worshiped—crowned with thorns!
Behold those eyes, which were purer than the sun—put out by the darkness of death!
Behold those ears which heard nothing but hallelujahs—hearing the blasphemies of the multitude!
Behold that lovely face—spit on by such beastly wretches!
Behold that mouth and tongue, which "spoke as never any man spoke"—accused of blasphemy!
Behold those hands, which freely swayed the scepter of heaven—nailed to the cross!
Behold those feet, "like unto fine brass"—nailed to the cross for man's sins!
Who can behold Christ thus suffering—and not be struck with astonishment?
*******
How deep were His wounds!
How weighty His burden!
How full of trembling His cup, when He lay under the mountains of the guilt of all the elect!
How bitter were His tears!
How painful His bloody sweat!
How dreadful His death!
*******
The death of Christ on the cross was :
a bitter death,
a sorrowful death,
a bloody death.
The bitter thoughts of His sufferings put Him into a most dreadful agony:
Being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was as great drops of blood falling to the ground.
Luke 22:44
Nothing could fasten Christ to the cross—but the golden link of His free love!
Oh, what a wonder of love is this—that Jesus Christ, who is the author of life, the fountain of life, the Lord of life—that He should so freely, so readily, so cheerfully lay down His life for us!
(Selected from Brooks.....The Golden Key to Open Hidden Treasures)
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What can we say....but Thank You Jesus
Hallelujah
What a Saviour
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