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          OUR DAILY BREAD                     Saturday, January 8, 1994
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          READ:  2 Corinthians 5:12-21

                                    WHIPPING BOY

                  [God] made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us.
                                --2 Corinthians 5:21

          Throughout   history,  royal  families  have   received   special
          treatment.  Often  they  were  exempt from  keeping  the  law  or
          receiving punishment or even discipline.  But the royal  children
          still  needed to know that when they misbehaved they deserved  to
          be  punished.  When a prince or princess disobeyed or did  poorly
          in  schoolwork,  the  punishment was given to  a  "whipping  boy"
          instead.  There was no doubt who was really at fault; but it  was
          simply unthinkable for a servant to spank a person of royalty.

          The cross of Calvary gives a completely different view of dealing
          with  wrongdoing.  Although  the  servant is  at  fault,  royalty
          receives the punishment.  Jesus Christ, the Prince of Glory, took
          our  place when He died on the cross.  He voluntarily became  our
          "whipping boy" and paid the penalty for our sins.

          How  much we owe to Jesus Christ!  How could we ever forget  that
          we  have been bought with a price!  That's what kept  Paul  going
          when  lesser men might have quit.  He was confident that  because
          we  have a substitute, God is not angry with  us.  His  Majesty's
          justice  has been satisfied.  We are free to live and love as  we
          never have before.

          May that motivate us to tell others the good news!

          Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

                           When Jesus took our punishment,
                             God's wrath was satisfied;
                          Now we can live at peace with Him
                             Because for us Christ died.
                                       --Sper

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          Christ became a curse for us to remove the curse from us.

          THE BIBLE ON ONE YEAR:  Genesis 23-26


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