Mt.27:27-44 & Food with Friends

Have you read through the passage yet?  If not, please read it in your Bible or online HERE! 

If any passage ever goes with the title of this study, today would be that day.  We are reading about the King, who for the Kingdom, gave His life!  If you have ever seen The Passion of the Christ, you can somewhat imagine the suffering and torture inflicted upon our King during this cruel and savage account.  How can something be so horrific and so marvelous at the same time?

Can we truly comprehend that Jesus was fully human and capable of feeling this intense physical pain.  He endured this and "died for our sins". (1 Cor. 15:3)  He had already missed a night's sleep and his body fatigued.  He had been taken from Gethsemane to the Jewish council, and from there to Pilate.  He had been tried twice and unjustly condemned.  Jesus had been scourged and beaten, then delivered to Roman soldiers. 

Our King was stripped of His clothes, had a crown of thorns embedded into His head, mocked, spit upon, hit in the head, and led through the city to Golgotha to be crucified between two thieves.  During the crucifixion, He was laid on a piece of wood and nails driven through hands and feet into this wood.  Then, He was left in pain and exhaustion for hours until death.  Even to death, Jesus was perfect.  Could we endure such agonizing torture and still stand blameless before God?  Could we endure this punishment for someone else?

King Jesus "bore our sins in His own body on the tree", "suffered the sin, the just for the unjust", "He was made sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him", "He was made a curse for us", "He was offered to bear the sins of many",  "He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities", and "The Lord has laid on Him the iniquities of US ALL!"  (1 Pet.2:22, 3:18; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal.3:13; Heb.9:28; Isaiah 53:5,6)

This is the foundation of the Gospel.  When I read this, I am totally overwhelmed and undone!  My sins are many and great yet Jesus made the atonement.  My sins drove the nails and pressed the thorns into His brow.  Oh, that we might meditate daily on the suffering of our King and may it give us passion to further the Kingdom at all cost!

Sour Cream and Onion Chicken Bites
Boneless skinless chicken tenders
Family size bag Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips
2 eggs
Tony Chachere's seasoning
butter

Prepare a cookie sheet by covering with aluminum foil.  Butter the foil to keep chicken from sticking and for extra flavor.  Cut your chicken up into bite size pieces (we like ours the size of nuggets).  Put chips in a Ziploc bag and crush.  Prepare to eggs and seasoning in a bowl.  Dip chicken pieces in egg and coat with crushed chips.  Place on cookie sheet. Make sure the pieces are not touching.  Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.