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Because Jesus is Hurting Too by ~juhfreak:iconjuhfreak:

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©2005-2010 ~juhfreak
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Okay. So years ago I used to know this girl named Angela. By "know," I mean I visited her Teen Open Diary now and then waiting for her infrequent updates. I was pretty much the only one who read it.

Anyway, I wrote a short story for her. This is the basic idea.

The message being that Jesus knows what it's like to be hurt, too. Specifically by people.

Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.

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.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.

By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.

-Isaiah 53

Comments


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*IglikaSilverstream May 5, 2005, 4:42:58 PM
It's true!
(a little remark, may I? Jesus was nailed on the wrists, not on the palms. I mean the scars have to be on His wrists.)
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~juhfreak May 5, 2005, 5:02:36 PM
Well, we don't know that for certain. They say it was the wrists because the nails would have torn through his hands. But other studies show that if he had something to prop his feet against, he hands would have been okay. :)

Thank you, though! I love it when people point those things out.

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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.

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*Obi-quiet May 6, 2005, 12:33:08 AM
Gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful message, that is so true I cannot express it in words!

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This is the best kind of person to talk to: someone who is willing to take an honest look at the evidence. Being willing is essential. Evidence cannot convince the unwilling.

-- Norman L. Geisler, Frank Turek, David Limbaugh
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~syxx May 6, 2005, 2:48:14 AM
:sniff: Very emotional work! Once again, youve made a very heartfelt strip with a deep message...
Great use of the colour red too...showing Jesus' hands only in the last panel. It kinda resolves the story. Brilliant work!
I think this deserves a fav!!

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~~ Did I dream this belief, or did I believe this dream? ~~ Peter Gabriel
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~Darkchylde7 May 6, 2005, 3:49:47 AM
Well done. I likes it. Subtlety is one of your strong points

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There are few things that cannot be solved by a swift kick in the head
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~Space-Moose May 6, 2005, 7:16:10 AM
>_>

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"Marge! The doll's trying to kill me and the toasters been laughing at me!" - Homer Simpson

"The real thing's always better... except when you're getting stabbed... or shot..." Me, on videos games
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*IglikaSilverstream May 6, 2005, 1:50:05 PM
Of course everyone can believe whatever she/he wants, so I wouldn't argue with you. But... err... I'm a little bit confused because you said 'his hands have been okay' I mean in that situation we talking about His hands couldn't be okay, no matter where He was nailed - on the wrists or on His hands it should be a great pain for Him, that's why the word 'okay' confused me (although I understand what you mean using it)
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~imtherealspidrmn May 6, 2005, 6:25:18 PM
...... O_o;;; ..... wow. :spidey:
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~Shayera May 7, 2005, 9:15:47 AM
Powerful and striking. Nice work.

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Wonder Girl: Impulse, what about you? Would you be normal if you could?
Impulse: I don't understand the question. I AM normal. It's the rest of the world that's weird.
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