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He never sinned, 
nor ever deceived anyone. 
He did not retaliate when he was insulted, 
nor threaten revenge when he suffered. 
He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. 
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. 
By his wounds you are healed.
1 Peter 2:22-24 NLT
In contrast to our Proverb from yesterday, Peter paints this picture of Jesus for us. It was the "no deceit" that brought us to this passage, unlike those with power, we can fully trust Jesus.
Maybe today it's something else in this picture that you need to be reminded of;
- how Jesus responded when insulted
- what he did about revenge
- what he did for us, taking our sin into himself, so that we can live for what is right
- that simple, powerful truth that because of what Jesus did, there is healing for us. 
One day we're going to experience the full impact of that healing, all that is broken will be unbroken, every tear wiped up by Jesus gentle touch. 
Trust Him to hold that future for you today.
#sunday
#worship
#thisisourGod

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