Day 10 - 11th March: Oh to see the dawn

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Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

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​“But I wasn’t doing anything!!”…. “But they were doing it!!” … “It’s not FAIR!!”….
This could be the kind of reaction from a child just caught misbehaving who didn’t want to face up to the consequences of their behaviour. 
But it is also what Jesus could have said to us.  He didn’t do anything wrong, that was us who were doing the sinning! And it certainly wasn’t fair that He took that punishment for us. 
But take the punishment is what He did.  And He didn’t moan about it either.  The crowd urged him to call down angels to save him – but He didn’t.  Jesus didn’t do the fair thing – on that darkest day He did the ONLY thing that could save us.
Spend some time reflecting on the pain that your sin put Jesus through on the cross in your place – thank Him that He’s taken your place to make you clean.