The Healing Power of the Nails: A Lenten Reflection
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"We're highlighting symbols that we read about in Scripture. You can see the cross over here. We've got the purple cloth, which represented Jesus as king. We've got the crown. We've got a rod. We've got a whip. Today, we are going to focus on the nails. The nails. And so I want to turn your attention to John chapter 20, and I'll be reading verses 19 to 28." [00:25:01] (36 seconds)
"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood amongst them and said, Peace be with you. After he said this, he showed them his hands and sighed. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again, Jesus said, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." [00:25:56] (30 seconds)
"Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. Then he said to Thomas, Put your fingers here. See my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Stop doubting and believe. Thomas said to him, my Lord and my God. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for this special day that you've created." [00:27:33] (34 seconds)
"The scourging in the crown of thorns inflicted severe trauma to the nerves, muscles, and skin, potentially causing rib fractures and bruises. The nails driven through the wrist and feet caused excruciating pain with the nails in the wrist putting pressure on the median nerves. The difficulty in breathing while hanging on the cross led to a slow form of suffocation with carbon dioxide building up in the blood." [00:28:37] (42 seconds)
"As they put the crown of thorns on his head, as they beat him with their fists and rods, we're told in Scripture. As they took the scourge, the whip, and the flesh tore from his body. As they, as they led him to Golgotha, laid the crossbar on the ground and hammered the nails, one in the left and one in the right, and then put one in through both feet." [00:30:13] (38 seconds)
"Friends, as we reflect on the nails that Jesus endured, there's an important point for us. What message do the nails speak to us? And the first one is that by his wounds, we are healed. Right? By his wounds, we are healed. In Isaiah chapter 53, verses 5 and 6, it reads like this, but he was pierced for our transgressions. And I want to pause there. He was pierced. He was pierced there. He was pierced there." [00:36:59] (38 seconds)
"He was pierced in his feet. He was pierced in his side. He was pierced for your sins, for my sins, for the sins of the world. He was crushed for our iniquities. He was crushed by the rods. He was crushed by the scourging, by the whip. As his bones might have been broken, the ribs certainly, flesh was torn from his body. The punishment that brought us peace, that brought us joy, that brought us freedom, was on him. And by his wounds, we are healed." [00:37:56] (45 seconds)
"The next point I want us to get across today is that he bore our sins. It was in the Isaiah passage, but I'm going to go to 1 Peter chapter 2, and I'll read verses 2 to 4, or verse 2, 24. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross. He bore all of our sins. He bore our burdens while he was on the cross. The ones we've done in the past, the ones we've done in the present, the ones in the future." [00:39:43] (33 seconds)
"All sin is against God. But all those things that we do that goes against the Word of God in the realm of how we should live our life, in the realm of forgiving others 70 times 7 on an unconditional basis, in the realm of loving God with all our heart, mind, strength, and soul, and taking no other idols in our life. We've all sinned and fallen short. We've all sinned from following God's Word in how we love our neighbor as ourself." [00:41:05] (42 seconds)
"Our sin is alive and well, and Jesus bore all that on the cross, every single bit of it, the past, the present, and the future, all the sins of our thoughts, the sins of our hearts, the sins of our actions. And it's by his wounds, the wounds from the crown, the wounds from the scourge, the wounds from the rod, the wounds from the fist, and the wounds from being pierced. By his wounds, we are healed. Amen." [00:43:17] (42 seconds)
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"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood amongst them and said, Peace be with you. After he said this, he showed them his hands and sighed. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again, Jesus said, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." [00:25:56] (30 seconds)
"Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. Then he said to Thomas, Put your fingers here. See my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Stop doubting and believe. Thomas said to him, my Lord and my God. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for this special day that you've created." [00:27:33] (34 seconds)
"The scourging in the crown of thorns inflicted severe trauma to the nerves, muscles, and skin, potentially causing rib fractures and bruises. The nails driven through the wrist and feet caused excruciating pain with the nails in the wrist putting pressure on the median nerves. The difficulty in breathing while hanging on the cross led to a slow form of suffocation with carbon dioxide building up in the blood." [00:28:37] (42 seconds)
"As they put the crown of thorns on his head, as they beat him with their fists and rods, we're told in Scripture. As they took the scourge, the whip, and the flesh tore from his body. As they, as they led him to Golgotha, laid the crossbar on the ground and hammered the nails, one in the left and one in the right, and then put one in through both feet." [00:30:13] (38 seconds)
"Friends, as we reflect on the nails that Jesus endured, there's an important point for us. What message do the nails speak to us? And the first one is that by his wounds, we are healed. Right? By his wounds, we are healed. In Isaiah chapter 53, verses 5 and 6, it reads like this, but he was pierced for our transgressions. And I want to pause there. He was pierced. He was pierced there. He was pierced there." [00:36:59] (38 seconds)
"He was pierced in his feet. He was pierced in his side. He was pierced for your sins, for my sins, for the sins of the world. He was crushed for our iniquities. He was crushed by the rods. He was crushed by the scourging, by the whip. As his bones might have been broken, the ribs certainly, flesh was torn from his body. The punishment that brought us peace, that brought us joy, that brought us freedom, was on him. And by his wounds, we are healed." [00:37:56] (45 seconds)
"The next point I want us to get across today is that he bore our sins. It was in the Isaiah passage, but I'm going to go to 1 Peter chapter 2, and I'll read verses 2 to 4, or verse 2, 24. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross. He bore all of our sins. He bore our burdens while he was on the cross. The ones we've done in the past, the ones we've done in the present, the ones in the future." [00:39:43] (33 seconds)
"All sin is against God. But all those things that we do that goes against the Word of God in the realm of how we should live our life, in the realm of forgiving others 70 times 7 on an unconditional basis, in the realm of loving God with all our heart, mind, strength, and soul, and taking no other idols in our life. We've all sinned and fallen short. We've all sinned from following God's Word in how we love our neighbor as ourself." [00:41:05] (42 seconds)
"Our sin is alive and well, and Jesus bore all that on the cross, every single bit of it, the past, the present, and the future, all the sins of our thoughts, the sins of our hearts, the sins of our actions. And it's by his wounds, the wounds from the crown, the wounds from the scourge, the wounds from the rod, the wounds from the fist, and the wounds from being pierced. By his wounds, we are healed. Amen." [00:43:17] (42 seconds)
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