Key Ideas
Faith Fact
We share together.
Faith Verse
Matthew 18:20 (NLT)
“For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
Question of the Day: When have you received healing?
Read about It
Read: Isaiah 53:5
This text written by Isaiah was written hundreds of years before what Jesus did for us. What He did is beyond incredible. Jesus never did anything wrong. Yet because of His love for us, He took upon himself the sins of the world. He was made fun of, laughed at, beaten, broken, and died on the Cross so that we could experience the gift of grace and forgiveness from sin.
But He didn’t stay dead. Three days later, He defeated death and rose from the grave. He conquered not only sin, but also sickness and pain, making physical healing part of the Atonement. Atonement is a big word that means Jesus’ sacrificial death could make our relationship with God complete and good. Jesus rose from the dead and when He rose He was victorious over death and sin.
Because of what Jesus did on the Cross and because He rose again and defeated sin, death, and sickness, we can experience eternal life through Him. We can experience not only forgiveness from sin, but also healing. It’s amazing to think of what Jesus did for each one of us.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How does knowing Isaiah wrote this text hundreds of years before Jesus was crucified impact your faith? Answer 1. Answers will vary.
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| Question 2. How would you define the word atonement?
Answer 2. Jesus’ sacrificial death made our relationship with God complete and good.
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| Question 3. How does knowing what Jesus suffered make you feel?
Answer 3. Answers will vary.
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| Question 4. How did Jesus suffer so people could be healed?
Answer 4. He was whipped and beaten. (Isaiah 53:5)
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| Question 5. When have you seen God heal someone?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
Dear Jesus, thank You for suffering and dying on the Cross for my sins so that I could have healing and peace. Please lead and guide me each and every day, and help me tell other people about Your love for them. Amen.