by Cathy Vinson

This passage in Isaiah was written about Christ some 700 years before His birth. Jesus was very definitely wronged. He was the spotless lamb that was led to slaughter. He was without sin, yet He was executed for my sins. Because of His sacrifice and triumph over death, we can have eternal life. Christ did for us because He loved us.

As Christians, we are to live as Christ. When we are mistakenly wronged we can turn the incident into a opportunity to show our love. Living like Christ is not easy – but we do have His help as well as His example. When we fail, we still have His love and forgiveness.

There is no greater opportunity to influence our fellow man for Christ than to respond with love when we have been mistakenly wronged. This is when the difference between Christian love and the values of the world are most brilliantly evident.

Dr. James Dobson

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Isaiah 53:7 (NLT)