He took my sins and my sorrows
He made them His very own
He bore the burden to Calvary
And suffered and died alone
My Savior’s Love 1905
By: Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932)
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As we continue our journey through this wonder-filled hymn take an assessment of the level of wonder and amazement which characterizes your relationship with Jesus. We all have room to grow in response to His love for us. Let’s think about this.
Going Up to Calvary
Though the Scriptures teach us Jesus had a little help getting that cross up the hill for His crucifixion, no one could help Him with the burden of sin. That was something He had to handle on His own because He was the only One who could. Think about the cross for a moment though.
After being beaten and scourged, Jesus was forced to carry a very heavy cross, one that would support His weight during crucifixion, up the hill to Calvary. After having endured the emotional trauma of the garden that left Him sweating blood, and the physical toil of the beating, now comes the relational anguish of public ridicule. All that only a precursor to the spiritual isolation of becoming sin. The burden He bore is unfathomable.
He bore the burden to Calvary
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Luke 23:33 ESV
Most translations say the place of the skull or Golgotha, but the KJV renders it Calvary. Whatever name it is called, it is a real place where our real Savior was crucified on a real cross between two real criminals. It is not just a song. It really happened. Do you believe it?
I am grateful Jesus bore the burden of my sin to Calvary, but not only mine, the sin of every person across all time. The weight of this is simply incomprehensible. Staggering under the weight of the cross I can grasp, but not the sins of the world. Marvel at this feat.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments think about the burden Jesus bore for you, for me. Think about the sounds of the crowd as He made His way through the streets that days ago had been filled with praise. Think of the agony of being condemned to a cross though innocent. Make this your simple prayer “Jesus, fill me with wonder as I look to Calvary.”
He Bore It Alone
There were others standing around: Roman soldiers, some disciples, maybe some religious leaders, and probably some seekers and some skeptics. He was not alone. He even had a criminal on either side of him. All that to say, He was not alone.
So what is the meaning of this line that He suffered and died alone? Though surrounded by a crowd, Jesus experienced in those dying moments a loneliness He had never known for eternity. It was a separation from the Father.
And suffered and died alone
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 ESV
For the first time in eternity the Father and the Son were separated as Jesus became sin for us and the Father turned His face away from Him. There were others standing by, but the isolation He must have felt as He cried out is impossible to fathom. He was alone so You never need be.
Alone. After enjoying a perfect fellowship with the Father forever, something changed. When Jesus took our sin His intimate communion with the Father was fractured, until He satisfied God’s wrath. He suffered alone and died alone. He did it to show His love for us. Hallelujah!
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and think about what Jesus endured for us. He obeyed the Father by suffering and dying alone. Give Him glory by praying a simple prayer like this, “Jesus, I praise You for Your wonderful expression of love.“
Jesus, thank You for bearing the burden that was mine. I could never have shouldered it, none of us could, so You did it for al of us. Hallelujah! In Jesus name. Amen.
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Podcast 48.4 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
He took my sins and my sorrows
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 ESV
This is probably the greatest expression of His love for us. He died for sin so we might die to sin. “Might” because we have to choose every day to live to righteousness. There is no greater response to His love than to walk daily in the healing His wounds purchased. Are you?
He made them His very own
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— Galatians 3:13 ESV
When He bore our sins He became a curse for us. He who was without sin became sin for us by making our sins and their resultant sorrows His very own. He blessed us when He allowed Himself to be hanged on the cross, a tree, and became cursed. What marvelous love!
He bore the burden to Calvary
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Luke 23:33 ESV
Most translations say the place of the skull or Golgotha, but the KJV renders it Calvary. Whatever name it is called, it is a real place where our real Savior was crucified on a real cross between two real criminals. It is not just a song. It really happened. Do you believe it?
And suffered and died alone
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 ESV
For the first time in eternity the Father and the Son were separated as Jesus became sin for us and the Father turned His face away from Him. There were others standing by, but the isolation He must have felt as He cried out is impossible to fathom. He was alone so You never need be.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.
He took my sins and my sorrows
He made them His very own
He bore the burden to Calvary
And suffered and died alone
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time,
Be Resonant.
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