“Christ is risen!” We rejoice that Christ, as true God and true Man took
our place on the cross, received our punishment and death, and rose
victoriously from the grave! How does this work? For Jesus to take the
punishment for our sins He had to be true Man, a human, just like us with
our weaknesses and struggles … but for His blood to benefit all of humanity
for all time, He had to be God, divine and powerful over sin death and the
devil. Today, we see that Jesus, as “Son of Man,” identifies with us in
our humanity. We learn that He has compassion on us and offers healing to