Psalm 22:14-18 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the middle of my bowels.… The great mystery of the passion of our Lord is one which in all its fulness the human mind cannot comprehend. In what manner His sufferings purchased our redemption, and what was the precise nature of those sufferings, are points which we shall in vain attempt to ascertain or demonstrate by words, however forcible; but that Christ died for our sins, and that we are redeemed by His precious blood, are amongst the many declarations of Scripture which place beyond all doubt the truth that the sufferings of Christ were an atonement for our sin. I. THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST AS MAN. Every kind of pain tortured His body. The closing scenes of His life mark Him most conspicuously as "the Man of Sorrows." II. THE SUFFERINGS WHICH CHRIST ENDURED AS THE SON OF GOD. The sins of the whole world oppressed Him. Sin when duly felt is a heavy burden. How heavy, then, must have been the weight of the sins of the whole world! How wondrous is the outpouring of such love on the part of Jesus and of God! Let the memory of it guard us from attempting to extenuate sin, or in any way making light of it. And when we are called upon to suffer, let the example of our Lord's meekness and humility be that which we shall follow. (T. R. Redwar, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. |
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