Recalling that HE+ hid not His+ Face from shame and spitting, we thank YOU, Heavenly FATHER, that by His+ Stripes we are healed. We remember the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+.
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ISAIAH 53
5 But HE+ was wounded for our transgressions,
HE+ was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+;
and with His+ stripes we are healed.
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ISAIAH 52
13 Behold, MY SERVANT+ shall deal prudently,
HE+ shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at THEE+;
His+ Visage was so marred more than any man,
and His+ Form more than the sons of men:
15 SO . . . shall HE+ sprinkle many nations;
the kings shall shut their mouths at HIM+:
for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
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ISAIAH 52
Complete Jewish Bible
13 “See how MY SERVANT+ will
succeed!
HE+ will be raised up, exalted, highly honored!
14 Just as many were appalled at HIM+,
because HE+ was so
disfigured
that HE+ didn’t even seem human
and simply no longer looked like a man,
15 so now HE+ will startle many nations;
because of HIM+, kings will be speechless.
For they will see what they had not been told,
they will ponder things they had never heard.”
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The chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+. HE+ became our “whipping boy” and HE+ died from that excruciating, merciless whipping, in our place.
Yet, if we even TRIED to pay for our own sins, we could not do it. We could NEVER pay enough.
And, with WHAT would we pay ?
A HOLY, UNBLEMISHED sacrifice would be the only thing that would suffice to cover our transgressions against the Holy, Unblemished GOD, The ELOHIM, our Creator.
Furthermore, we COULD NOT --- simply are not able in our Adamic nature --- to do that. We are bankrupt; we have nothing with which to pay.
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Psalm 50
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is MINE, and the fulness thereof. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
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We have NOTHING to give The ELOHIM that would be accepted.
NOTHING.
Nothing on this earth. Not one of our possessions or bank accounts. Not even the sacrifice of our children nor the sacrifice of our own lives because
our Adamic nature is unclean.
Polluted to the core. It is UN-ACCEPTABLE in GOD’S sight.
We must be BORN AGAIN , of Royal Blood this time.
We must be BORN from ABOVE.
We must be made into a New Creature in CHRIST JESUS through the BLOOD of The LAMB+ of GOD.
Then it is that we will have entered PEACE WITH GOD. Then it is that we can make “acceptable” sacrifices in our own life for GOD.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, [ i.e., Born-Again Believers ] by the mercies of GOD, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto GOD, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to GOD by [ i.e., through ] JESUS CHRIST. 1 Peter 2:5
As it is written, Isaiah 30:15 ~
15 For thus saith the LORD GOD, the HOLY ONE of
Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence
shall be your strength: and ye would not.
HE+ already paid
for our PEACE. Why don't we have it ?
We cannot have peace on OUR TERMS.
PEACE, like Salvation, comes only on HIS+ TERMS, only when our life lines up with His+ Will.
Our PEACE has been purchased --- at a terrible price --- for us.
As it is written:
The chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+.
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Early Christians’ 3rd Hour Prayer ( 9 a.m. )
at the time of the Morning Sacrifice in the Temple
Heavenly FATHER, we come before YOU at this 3rd hour of the ancient day, the hour of the Morning Sacrifice in the Temple . . . that same hour that Your Beloved SON+, the LAMB+ of GOD that taketh away the sin of the world, was offered up on the Cross for our sakes.
We thank YOU for the Great Drops of BLOOD HE+ shed in the garden of Gethsemane, after praying all through the night . . . then facing the men who had come with swords and clubs to violently take HIM+.
Thank YOU, O Holy FATHER, that Your Beloved SON+, as the perfect SON+ of GOD, revealed Your power, saying “ I AM, ” causing the armed band of men to fall to the ground .
Yet, HE+ did not use this great power for HIMSELF+, revealing HIMSELF+ to be the obedient and perfect SON+ of Man . . . still loving His+ disciples to the uttermost, HE+ requested the armed men to “Let them go,” and thus, His+ frightened disciples could flee away.
For the humiliation HE+ endured for our sakes, we give YOU thanks . . . and also, for the answers that HE+ gave to those who accused HIM+ wrongfully.
Heavenly FATHER, we thank YOU for the times HE+ gave no answer at all to His+ accusers, as a Lamb led to the slaughter and as a sheep before his shearers is silent.
We remember the scourging HE+ unjustly received from Pilate’s hand . . . after being mocked, slapped, and beaten by the Temple guard . . . and then Herod’s men . . . and then by the Roman soldiers, giving His+ back to the smiters and His+ cheeks to them that plucked out the hair.
Recalling that HE+ hid not His+ Face from shame and spitting, we thank YOU, Heavenly FATHER, that by His+ Stripes we are healed. We remember the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+.
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