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TODAY’S WORD…

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For God made Christ, who never sinned,

to be the offering for our sin,

so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

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– 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)

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REFLECTION…

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Jesus was the most perfect of victims offered for us,

He made full atonement for all sins.

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Christ, the head of the human race, makes us all sharers

in the grace and glory He achieved through His sufferings,

echoing Isaiah’s prophecy:

"He was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed." (Is 53:5).

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Jesus Christ, burdened with our sins

and offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for them,

brought about the Redemption:

the Redemption is the supreme example both of God’s justice

– which requires atonement befitting the offense –

and of His mercy,

that mercy which makes Him love the world so much

that, as Jesus Himself tells us, "He gave His one and only Son" (Jn 3:16).

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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O Lord, my God, thank You for Your immense love!

Grant that I may love You always;

and then do with me what You will..

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