The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections  Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page Apr 6 Today's Reflection from My Utmost for His Highest 1 Peter 2:24 "... who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree ..." When God Came Near There are moments in Scripture that feel too vast for human language, and the Cross is one of them. Chambers pulls back every curtain we try to hang over it — sentiment, martyrdom, sympathy — and brings us face to face with the truth: the Cross is God’s judgment on sin, carried in the body of His Son. Isaiah 53:5-6  "the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all"  2 Corinthians 5:21  "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us" Jesus did not stumble into death. He did not become a victim of circumstance. He came to die . John 10:17–18 — “I lay down My life… No one takes it from Me.” Mark 10:45 — “The Son of Man came… to give His life as a ransom for many.” Luke 9:51 — “He set His face to ...