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As we read this verse, pay attention to the word “personally.” Jesus personally took the violence of the world on Himself. He took all the hatred the world threw at Him, and instead of fighting back and judging and condemning the people who put Him on the cross, He forgave them. His willingness to take on our sin showed us the worst of ourselves and the best of Himself —by loving and forgiving and demonstrating mercy. In doing that, He showed us what God was really like. God is good. God is all-loving. God is willing to go to the most extraordinary lengths possible to make sure we knew what He thought about us—that we were worthy of this demonstration of love. 

When we understand that, it changes things. Not just the way we know God, but how we know ourselves.