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Give today's youth another perspective of being pierced that goes beyond jewelry and shock value. "He (Jesus) was pierced for our transgressions..."

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Pierced tongue? Pierced eyebrow? Pierced ears? Pierced cheek? Pierced lip? Pierced nose? Which piercing hurt the most? Tongue? Yikes!
Nose? Yikes!

Actually, the piercing that hurts the most is the one that you’ve probably never thought about. The hole that was pierced through your soul.

Consider this...

Have you ever met a kid that had to be taught to NOT share? “Oh no, sweetheart. You’re sharing too much.”

I DON’T THINK SO!

Have you ever heard of a baby that had to be taught TO whine? “Dear, you just need to whine a little more to get what you need.”
I DON’T THINK SO!

We are just born selfish and self-centered, choosing to defy authority from birth. That’s called sin.

Born with a hole in our souls...

What gauge of body piercing jewelry can fit that hole? 12 gauge? 16? 20? There is NO body jewelry that will do for the hole pierced by sin. Except 2,000 year old...

...nails!

The nails that pierced the hands and feet of Jesus Christ perfectly fit the hole that sin pierced through your heart. The pierced body of God Himself (in Jesus) provides the only “jewelry” that will ever fit the hole in your soul...the hole in your life.

The hands and feet of Jesus were pierced as He was nailed to the cross, providing what you need for the hole pierced in the middle of your soul...so that you could truly live. Your inner spirit needs to go from death (caused by sin) to life. The hole pierced in your spirit needs the only thing that will fit...

...nails...pounded through the hands and feet of the Son of God. Hammered into a rough, wooden cross as He sacrificed His life for you.

Words ABOUT JESUS...

A band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16

But he (Jesus) was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

He himself (Jesus) bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son (Jesus Christ), that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

—Cheryl Tomlinson

If you would like to begin a relationship with the One who was pierced for you, you can do that right now. In your own way, just tell Jesus that you believe His sacrifice on the cross completely fills the hole sin created in your soul. He wants to give you peace and healing like you’ve never known. You could tell Him through a prayer like this...

Jesus, I admit I have a hole in my heart that really hurts, and I’m asking You to fill it. Thank You for dying on the cross in my place. I accept Your healing and forgiveness of my failures and sins. Come into my life today...I want to know You.

Cover photo by Tony Stone Images © 1998