Breath of Power - Week 12/05

Week 12: March 21 - 27, 2005

MORE THAN MAN

Key Passage: Isaiah 52: 13-15

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Just as many were astonished at you, so His visage was marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men; so shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; for what had not been told them they shall see, and what they had not heard they shall consider.

The world was taken by storm when Mel Gibson first released the movie, “The Passion of the Christ”. It presented a sensational graphic description of the events of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. As I watched the movie, I wondered, “Could any man have suffered this much before dying?” Then was my mind cast to the passage, “They shall see my Servant beaten and bloodied, so disfigured one would scarcely know it was a person standing there. So shall he cleanse many nations” Is 52:14-15 TLB.

Jesus sacrificed more than any man could for the salvation of mankind. He was tortured more than any man could have taken. Satan must have desired him to die before Calvary, but Jesus held his breath and refused to die. Man had power to torture and wound him, but could not take his life (Jn 10:18). He held unto his life until he could offer it on the cross of Calvary, thereby providing the blood for the “sprinkling of many nations” for the atonement of man’s sins.

Christ took much pain that we may have peace with God; he was wounded and bruised that we may be healed and restored; and he became a curse that we may be blessed. God let him to bow so low that he might lift us from sin, shame and woe. Now, we are redeemed and have become the sons and daughters of the Most High God – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. His sacrificial work was for the redemption of the whole man – spirit, soul and body. The same sacrifice that sprinkled us and cleansed us from sin brought us peace with God and healing from our infirmities (Ps 103:3).

When we receive his salvation and do not receive his healing, we waste his sacrifice (Matt 18: 16-17). He took them all out of the way, nailing them to his cross (Col 2:14). He has done away with them once and for all that our freedom and victory may be complete and eternal.

Pray, Lord, help me to appreciate how much Christ suffered to secure my salvation and healing; give me the grace to walk in victory all the days of my life.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 12: March 21 - 27, 2005 MORE THAN MAN Key Passage: Isaiah 52: 13-15 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Just as many were astonished at you, so His visage was marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men; so shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; for what had not been told them they shall see, and what they had not heard they shall consider. The world was taken by storm when Mel Gibson first released the movie, “The Passion of the Christ”. It presented a sensational graphic description of the events of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. As I watched the movie, I wondered, “Could any man have suffered this much before dying?” Then was my mind cast to the passage, “They shall see my Servant beaten and bloodied, so disfigured one would scarcely know it was a person standing there. So shall he cleanse many nations” Is 52:14-15 TLB. Jesus sacrificed more than any man could for the salvation of mankind. He was tortured more than any man could have taken. Satan must have desired him to die before Calvary, but Jesus held his breath and refused to die. Man had power to torture and wound him, but could not take his life (Jn 10:18). He held unto his life until he could offer it on the cross of Calvary, thereby providing the blood for the “sprinkling of many nations” for the atonement of man’s sins. Christ took much pain that we may have peace with God; he was wounded and bruised that we may be healed and restored; and he became a curse that we may be blessed. God let him to bow so low that he might lift us from sin, shame and woe. Now, we are redeemed and have become the sons and daughters of the Most High God – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. His sacrificial work was for the redemption of the whole man – spirit, soul and body. The same sacrifice that sprinkled us and cleansed us from sin brought us peace with God and healing from our infirmities (Ps 103:3). When we receive his salvation and do not receive his healing, we waste his sacrifice (Matt 18: 16-17). He took them all out of the way, nailing them to his cross (Col 2:14). He has done away with them once and for all that our freedom and victory may be complete and eternal. Pray, Lord, help me to appreciate how much Christ suffered to secure my salvation and healing; give me the grace to walk in victory all the days of my life. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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