We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way. And GOD has piled all our sins,
everything we’ve done wrong, on him, on him.”
Imagine a guy who has been convicted of a heinous crime and
sentenced to death by drowning at sea. But then one of his relations shows up
and says, “Hey, I’ll take his place; drown me instead.” That’s different from
the guy who says, “If they drown him, I’ll send in divers to rescue him.” Even
though that would have been good, the one who took the place of the condemned
man made the greater sacrifice. This is a simple analogy of how our salvation
transpired.
Jesus gave His life in our place so we could go free. He,
