Jesus was God’s sacrifice for the redemption of the world. I always like to say that if you were the only person on earth, Jesus would still have come to die for you. Isaiah 53:10 says, “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”Jesus humbled Himself unto death for you. Philippians 2:8 says, “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. ” This understanding is vital because, being a man, He had a will and mind of His own; He could have decided against it, but He chose to do the Father’s will (Matthew 26:39&42). This dispels the idea some have that Jesus was a martyr.

Jesus wasn’t a martyr; He wasn’t crucified for Himself or His beliefs. He was a sacrifice. Jesus bore our sins and became sin on the cross. Thus, when He died, He became the prisoner of Satan in hell. In Matthew 12:40, He said, “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

” As soon as the righteous demands of justice were satisfied, Jesus was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father (Romans 6:4). Isaiah 53:11 also says, “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

”The fall of the first Adam had given the devil authority over the earth, and the freedom to afflict men and women with sickness and death at will. He had the keys to hell and death. All of God’s creation was enslaved under the bondage of the fear of death (Hebrews 2:14-15). However, Jesus overcame death and Satan, triumphing over all of hell.

The Bible says, “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it” (Colossians 2:15). He rendered the devil helpless and powerless, and took away from him the keys of hell and death (Revelation 1:18). Hallelujah! That’s why you should never fear the devil or his demons. Now, following His triumphant victory, Christ opened the cells of the ancient departed saints in Hades and brought them out (Matthew 27:52-53).

Then, an angel descended from heaven, rolled the stone away from the grave, and the Son of man came out victorious! (Matthew 28:2-9) The Gospel is about the death of Jesus Christ as man’s substitute, His burial and resurrection for man’s justification, and His ascension for man’s glorification. Romans 4:25 says, “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. ”When Jesus rose from the dead, He was born again; He came out with a new life (Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:5). Anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus can receive eternal life by believing that God raised Him from the dead and confessing His Lordship (Romans 10:9). This is the reason for healing and divine health. It’s the reason sickness or demons can’t dwell in your body. Understand that Jesus didn’t only come to die for our sins;

He also came to give us life in its fullness. We who were crucified with Christ are dead to sin and alive to God. If you are born again, you need not fear death, for it’s been defeated by Jesus. Now, you have the nature of God in you. You’re qualified to inherit all the glorious and precious promises in the Word that have come through Christ. Healing and health are yours today. Believe, accept, and make them yours.