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John Gossner's Treasury
Devotional: March 29th

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Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds. Jeremiah 30:12; Jeremiah 30:17. With his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24.

Here the Lord God tells you whom you are and what is your condition. May you hear and understand. You are desperately evil; your wounds are "incurable. " Who would dare say such things but the Lord, whom you dare not contradict? He knows you thoroughly. Rest assured that God does not exaggerate. There is no salvation for you if He does not save you. But however miserable and desperate your condition may be. He yet does not cast you away. He says, ’’I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds. " If you believe Him as to the first, namely, that you are completely depraved and incurable, then believe Him also as to the second, namely, that He yet will heal you. Do not deny nor conceal your depravity. Do not cover your wounds with hypocrisy: that will never heal them. Give glory to God; confess that His Word is the truth, that you are utterly depraved; then He will bestow upon you salvation and life. By what means? By His wounds, by the wounds of Jesus. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; ’’with His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). When we feel bruised and wounded in spirit, we shall not lack salvation. He who denies his depravity and will not acknowledge his wickedness, or who thinks that he can heal himself, or who covers his wounds with the words, "the wounds of Jesus," without suffering himself to be thoroughly and completely healed, his hurt is more than hopeless, his wounds can never be healed. Do not make the wounds of Jesus a plaster of concealment for your wounds. May they be healing, healing to you. There are many who say, "We are healed by His wounds;" yet they are not healed, but full of wounds in their conscience. If, however, you have actually received forgiveness through His wounds, then remain in His wounds, and by their power beware of sin, lest sin inflict on you fresh wounds and you become a tree twice dead; it is difficult to revive such a tree.

O depth of love, in which, past finding,

My sins through Christ’s blood disappear;

This is for wounds the safest binding,

There is no condemnation here;

For Jesus’ blood forever cries:

"Free mercy, mercy! " to the skies.

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