In burnt offerings and sacrifices
God had no pleasure
But it pleased Him to bruise the one
He inestimably treasured.
Burnt offerings and sacrifices
Were required by the law
But in no way were these perfect
Rather, they were flawed.
God’s divine pleasure
Was demonstrated in His Son
And whose once and for all sacrifice
Was for everyone.
“Father, prepare me a body
That I may die for lost mankind”
Is not in the Holy Scriptures;
This you will never find.
“Sacrifice and offering
Thou wouldst not
But a body hast thou prepared me.”
Hebrews 10:5 is the spot.
In the death of His only Son
God has derived divine pleasure
And the sacrifice contained therein
Is beyond human measure.
Yet it pleased the LORD
To bruise him
And in this sacrificing of himself,
He became an offering for sin.
What a way to find pleasure!
In a way none of us would so do,
Not my precious son or daughter
And neither would you.
But it surely pleased God
As the Bible clearly points out
And that’s why Jesus is the only way
And this is without doubt.
And it surely pleases God
When we believe on Jesus Christ,
The Son in whom the Father delights
Is our atoning sacrifice.
God’s pleasure in His Son
Is to His children extended
And so, it is God’s divine pleasure
To save all that have repented.
Not one of them will He lose
That comes to Him by faith,
And who in His begotten Son believes
And takes hold of saving grace.
God was pleased to bruise him,
Jesus Christ His Son
That the “whosoever will” can be
Children of His kingdom.
Stewart Russell © December 5, 2023
