“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
—John 1:29.

As the sacrificial “Lamb of God,” Jesus experienced excruciating pain; He has plunged to the depths of physical and emotional suffering.

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
—Isaiah 53:5.

Jesus assumed responsibility for our sins and died in our place. Each of us can accept by faith His payment of our debt of sin. This is the gospel, the good news for all human beings everywhere and for all time.

One of our Bible School pastors shared this personal experience with us: When our youngest daughter was three, she caught her finger in a folding chair, splintering the bone. As we rushed her to a doctor, her loud cries of pain really tore at our hearts. But they touched our five-year-old in a special way. I’ll never forget her words when the doctor cared for her sister’s injury. She sobbed, “Oh, Daddy, I wish it could have been my finger!”

When all humanity were crushed by sin and condemned to die eternally, Jesus must have felt, “Oh, Father, I wish it could have been me.” And the Father gave Jesus His wish at the cross. Our Saviour has experienced every agony and torment any of us have suffered—and more!