Today is Monday, August 3rd, 2020; Karen's Korner #4264

The fourth of seven exchanges. What we get at the foot of the cross because of what Jesus did for us!

Taken from 'Praying Grace;  55 Meditations and Declarations on the Finished Work of Christ' by David A. Holland:
 
OUR SICKNESS FOR HIS HEALTH
 
"For He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities;the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."

~Isaiah 53:5 NKJV
 
"We know that sickness and disease are not God's will for His people because there was no illness in the Garden of Eden. Pain and  infirmity were not part of the lovely creation that God declares 'good'. Sickness was and is a result of the fall and its ensuing curse.

"God introduced  Himself to the Israaelites as 'The Lord who heals you' (Exodus 15:26). Jesus attacked sickness and physical brokenness every time He encountered it. .

Some believers do not believe in physical healing. Others 'understand that physical healing is an integral element in Jesus' atoning work, miraculous restorations are not unusual' for these believers.

"At the cross, you can exchange your brokenness---spiritual, physical, and emotional --for Jesus' wholeness."

 
"Jesus, thank You for everything You suffered and took upon Yourself in Your atoning death.

"You were wounded for my transgressions, bruised for my iniquities; the chastisement for my peace was upon Your head, and by Your stripes I am healed. By Your grace, I will not let any of what You purchased go to waste or go unclaimed. You took my sickness and brokenness so I could have Your wholeness and health. I receive it!"

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