"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Saturday, March 30, 2024 - Day 90
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED YESTERDAY
4 Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:4-6 ESV)
On this Holy Saturday, the day Jesus lay in the tomb, it is good to ask ourselves what really happened yesterday, on Good Friday? The answer is simple: Jesus did it all FOR YOU.
● Jesus carried your griefs and sorrows to the cross.
● Jesus was pierced and crushed for your sins.
● His chastisement purchased your peace with His heavenly Father.
● His wounds (bitter suffering and death) have healed your souls and made you fit for heaven.
● All of the sins of all people of all time (including yours) were laid on Jesus.
O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame bowed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.
(“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” Lutheran Service Book #450)
Lord Jesus, on this Holy Saturday, I thank You for what You accomplished on my behalf yesterday. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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