The Ultimate Sacrifice
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“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5
Our family has taken several trips to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania over the last several years. As my oldest son has grown, he has taken many hikes with me along the battlefields. There were regiments that would sustain 80% casualties. Men would walk a mile over open fields to a point in the middle of the Union line. Men would climb a rocky slope to try to take the high ground. My son’s question would always be, “Why would men do that?”
My dad has shared with me his experience on June 6, 1944. As a 16 or 17 year old boy driving an LCD transporting infantry on the beaches of Normandy. I asked if he was afraid. His response was, “You didn’t have time to think about it.” These men paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for each and every one of us. John 10:11 says, “I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.” Mark 15:17 & 19 says He had a crown of thorns on His head; they beat Him and spit on Him; they mocked Him; they would take Him to the cross and crucify Him. Jesus would take on the sins of the world and take our punishment for us. Why? as my son would ask. Because He loves each and every one of us. He wants us to spend eternity with Him.
Jim Hunt