~ SCARS ~
The result of His atoning work

“He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53: 5

Jesus took the punishment we deserved
for our willful disobedience.

His body was badly bruised;
His flesh was cut and torn from the scourging.
Wounds were inflicted by the spear in His side
and the nails in His hands and feet.

Scars are evidence that wounding has occurred, that one has been hurt.
They bear a message.

When Thomas saw the scars, he was able to believe;
He knew and acknowledged that the One before him was indeed Jesus.
“My Lord and my God!”
(John 20:28)
Scars convinced when words were cast aside.

God provides what He knows we need.
(What we stubbornly insist on may be something different.)

To ponder:
Have you “seen” Jesus' scars?
How did He “show” them to you?
Has that made a difference in your life...your mission?

Has another ever “worn” scars you've inflicted?
What have you thought and felt? How has that impacted your life?

Twila Charles Leichty
April 1, 2009