"He hath poured out his soul unto death." Isaiah 53:12
My soul! from the garden to the cross, follow Jesus. Behold him apprehended and hurried away, both to judgment and to death. He who struck to the ground the band that came to take him, might surely, by the same breath of his mouth, have struck them to hell, and prevented his being apprehended by them. But one of the sweetest and most blessed parts of Jesus's redemption of his people, consisted in the freeness and willingness of his sacrifice. Yes, thou precious Lamb of God! No man (as thou thyself hadst before said) had power to take thy life from thee; but thou didst lay it down thyself: thou hadst power to lay it down, and thou hadst power to take it again. Delightful consideration, to thee, my soul! Now, my soul, let this day's meditation be sacred to the view of thy Redeemer pouring out his soul unto death.
And to-morrow, if the Lord give thee to see the morrow, let the solemn subject of thy study be the sufferings of Jesus in his body. Pause then, my soul, and call up all the powers of thy mind to the contemplation of what the scripture teacheth concerning thy Redeemer's pouring out his soul unto death. Seek the teachings of the Holy Ghost in this solemn and mysterious subject. The original curse pronounced on the fall, which Jesus took upon himself, and came to do away, contained somewhat vastly great. For as the blessing promised to obedience, "Do this, and thou shalt live," certainly meant somewhat much greater than mere animal life, and implied sweet fellowship and communion with God; so the curse to disobedience, "Dying, thou shalt die," as plainly intimated much more than the mere return of the body to the dust out of which it was taken: it meant what in scripture (Revelation 20:6) is called the "second death," meaning hell and everlasting misery.
Hence, in the recovery of our lost and fallen nature from this awful state, when Jesus undertook the salvation of his people, he was to sustain all that was our due; and, in the accomplishment of this, he not only died in his body, but he poured out his soul unto death. As the sinner's representative, and the sinner's surety, he bore the whole weight and pressure of divine justice due to sin; according to what the Holy Ghost taught —"Indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil."—Romans 2:9. Not that the Redeemer needed, in the accomplishment of this, to go down into hell to suffer the miseries of the damned; for when the avenging wrath of God came upon him, he endured it here. The wrath of God may be sustained in earth as well as hell: witness the evil spirit that is called the prince of the power of the air, Ephesians 2:2; for wherever the apostate angels are, they still endure divine wrath.
Hence, when the Lord Christ poured out his soul unto death, by reason of the extremity of his soul sufferings, and soul's travail! For his redeemed, he sustained all this as the sinner's surety, in becoming sin and a curse, to feel and suffer all that was the sinner's due. Oh! Who shall say, what heart shall conceive, the greatness and extensiveness of thy sufferings, precious, precious Lamb of God! Oh! who shall undertake fully to shew the infinite suitableness of Jesus to every poor humble convinced sinner, in deliveriug him from the wrath to come! Here, my soul, fix thine eyes; here let all thy powers be employed in the unceasing contemplation, while beholding Jesus, thy Jesus, "pouring out his soul unto death; while numbered with the transgressors, and bearing the sin of many, and making intercession for the transgressors."
Robert Hawker (1753-1827)
If Christ’s death pays the price of the sins of all men, all men must be saved. If His redemption be universal, then all are redeemed from the captivity of Satan and the guilt of sin, and delivered from wrath. For what can they be punished, if atonement has been made for their sins? If a man’s debts are paid, how can he afterwards be imprisoned for those debts? A just God cannot punish a second time for the same offense. If Christ has paid the debt of all sinners, there is nothing remaining to pay in the case of any man. Would it be just that any should be punished in hell for the sins for which Christ was punished on earth? If Christ bore the sins of all men in His own body on the tree, shall any man bear them a second time? Had the sins of all men been imputed to Christ, in that case His sacrifice did not answer its end. It left the greater part of them for whom it was offered under the curse of the broken law. But God, in appointing Christ to make atonement for sin, and Christ Himself, in undertaking to perform it, had in view from all eternity a certain select number of mankind, who were and still are known to God. For their salvation only was that atonement made, and for them it will be ultimately effectual. A Savior being provided for any of the lost children of Adam was an act of pure grace; and therefore the extent of this salvation depends solely on Him who worketh all things according to the counsel of His own will.
Robert Haldane
For by ONE OFFERING he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
AND THEIR SINS AND INIQUITIES WILL I REMEMBER NO MORE."
Hebrews 10: 14-17
THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME WILL PUT THEIR TRUST IN THEE.
This is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. --I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor. --O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself : It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
The mighty God, The everlasting Father. --I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.
The Prince of Peace. --He is our peace. --Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower : The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. --Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help.
--As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem : defending also He will deliver it : and passing over He will preserve it.
Ps 9:10. Jer 23:6. --Psalm 71:16. Is 9:6. --Jer 10:23. Is 9:6. 2 Tim 1:12. --Is 9:6. --Eph 2:14. --Romans 5:1. Pro 18:10.
--Is 21:1. --Is 31:1. --Is 31:5
Samuel Bagster - Daily Light.
April 6 - Evening Devotional.
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