Philemon Zya

THE PRICE WAS FULLY PAID )All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all (Isaiah 53:6) When Jesus hung on the Cross, He wasn't there because of anything He had done. He was there because of us. The Bible says, *“...the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all”* (Isaiah 53:6). Every sin, every transgression, every act of unrighteousness was laid upon Him. He became the sin-bearer for the whole world. When that was consummated in the realm of the spirit, something happened that had never happened before: The Father turned His back on Jesus because our sins had been laid on Him. God is so holy that He doesn't look upon sin. Bearing the sins of the world, Jesus cried out, *“...My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”* (Matthew 27:46). This was why He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, *“...if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt”* (Matthew 26:39). He never wanted to be separated from the Father, yet He willingly accepted it because of us. In the mind of divine justice, every one of us was on that Cross. We were in Him in His crucifixion. We were in Him in His death. When He died, we died. In that death, every man paid for his sins: every man who lived before the Cross, everyone who lived at that time, and everyone who would ever be born into this world. His blood was divine, and it was adequate. You need never pay again for your sins. Years ago, I knew a guy who did something wrong and gave himself seven knocks on the head as punishment. When I asked him why he did it, he simply said, *"Because I did something wrong."* He didn't understand the Gospel. Jesus already bore the punishment for sin. No more punishment remains for those who have accepted His sacrifice. Hebrews 10:14 says, *“For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified,”* and continues in the 26th verse, *“…there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.”* Those who reject His sacrifice choose to bear the consequences themselves, but no one could ever pay for sin apart from Christ. What a glorious Gospel! The price has been paid in full. Walk in the liberty of this truth. Refuse every form of guilt, condemnation, or self-punishment. The Lord Jesus bore your judgment completely, and through His finished work you've been freely justified before the Father. Hallelujah! *CONFESSION* The Lord Jesus bore my sins and paid the full price for my justification. I rejoice in this glorious truth and live in the liberty of Christ, free from guilt, condemnation, and every consciousness of sin. I walk in the light of my justification, knowing that the price has been paid in full, in Jesus' Name. Amen. FURTHER STUDY: Romans 5:8-11 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. *9* Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. *10* For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. *11* And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. *2 Corinthians 5:21* For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. *Hebrews 10:11-14* And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: *12* But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; *13* From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. *14* For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. *1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Hebrews 7 & Jeremiah 50-51 *2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* 1 Peter 4:1-19 & Ezekiel 38 #RhapsodyNov7