Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The Wrath Let Loose Upon His Son

"Yet it was the Lord's will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer." Isaiah 53:10

Not all the vials of judgment that have or shall be poured out upon the wicked world, nor the flaming furnace of a sinner's conscience, nor the irreversible sentence pronounced against the rebellious demons, nor the groans of the damned creatures--give such a demonstration of God's hatred of sin--as the wrath of God let loose upon His Son! Never did divine holiness appear more beautiful and lovely than at the time our Savior's countenance was most marred in the midst of His dying groans--when God had turned His smiling face from Him, and thrust His sharp knife into His heart, which forced that terrible cry from Him, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me!'

Stephen Charnock (Grace Gems)

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2 Comments:

At Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:35:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What poignant description of grace!

 
At Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:03:00 AM, Blogger Jada's Gigi said...

and one version says ...it pleased the Father to crush Him...in so doing they both got what they most desired...companionship...a Bride for the Lamb..Praise the Lord!

 

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