OUR LORD DIED FOR US WHEN WE WERE YET SINNERS! What an unspeakable blessing is this! Let us seriously consider it tonight. Christ died, Jehovah's only begotten Son, the fountain of life and blessedness, the centre and source of all excellence and glory. Jesus, who united the divine and human natures in Himself, died: died for us as our Friend, who bound us to Himself by covenant, who stooped for us from heaven to earth, whose love was stronger than death. He died for us, the objects of His love and His Father's choice; died for us though we were sinners, ungodly, without strength and rebellious. He died for us, the head for His body, the surety for the debtors He had undertaken to set free, the Redeemer for captives He was pledged to deliver, the Husband for His beloved, fallen bride, the Shepherd for the flock entrusted to His care, the Servant of the Father, who came to do His will and maintain His honour. He died for us to redeem us from death, to raise us to eternal life, to restore us to friendship with God, to fit us for holy service, that we might be crowned with glory at last. Let us live for Jesus who died for us.

For Meditation:
Christ bore our sins upon the tree,
To seek and save the lost He came;
There was He nailed to set us free
From death and everlasting shame;
The captive flock from hell was freed
And ransomed when their Shepherd bled.