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RICH WOUNDS: The Countless Treasures of the Life, Death, and Triumph of Jesus
David Mathis
These thirty short reflections from David Mathis will help you look deeper at Jesus’s life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection.
Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details that help us understand its meaning. This book encourages you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won.
This book works fantastically as a devotional at any time of year, but the chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
Contents
Introduction: The Many Crowns of Christ
Part 1: His Life
1. His Habits: Time Alone for God
2. His Purpose: Why Jesus Lived
3. He Worked: Jesus' Unfrenzied Industry
4. He Slept: The God-Man at Rest
5. He Wept: The Human Emotions of Christ
6. He Walked: The Selfless Pace of Christian Love
7. He Taught: Marveling at the Words of Christ
8. He Discipled: Blessing the Masses, Investing in the Few
Part 2: His Death
9. What Makes a Cross Wonderful?
10. What Makes Blood Precious? Five Benefits Christ Purchased
11. Barabbas and Me: A Substitute for the Guilty
12. He Took the Wrath for Us: The Glory of Propitiation
13. A Much More Excellent Covenant: Five Contrasts with the Old
14. God's Defining Moment: How Christ Secured Our Deepest Joy
15. Get to the Cross and Never Leave
Part 3: His Triumph
16. His Heart Beats
17. He is Risen Indeed
18. He Cannot Be Stopped
19. He is Exalted: The Ascended and Seated Christ
20. His Reign Has Begun: Christ as Sovereign and Judge
21. He Sat Down: The Great Coronation in Heaven
22. His Scars Will Never Fade: The Wounds Christ Took to Heaven
Part 4: His Passion Week
23. The Strange and Wonderful Ride: Palm Sunday
24. The Most Controversial Claim Jesus Made: Holy Monday
25. He Sealed His Fate with a Song: Holy Tuesday
26. Enter the Traitor: Spy Wednesday
27. His Hour Had Come: Maundy Thursday
28. Why We Call the Worst Day "Good": Good Friday
29. They Did Not Break His Legs: Holy Saturday
30. The Triumph of Joy: Easter Sunday
Epilogue
ENDORSEMENTS
"I have been nourished by many devotional books, but normally as a spiritual appetizer—an energy-booster—for the day. Mathis’ devotions are more like bite-sized meals. They are chock-full of robust theology and scriptural depth, feeding my soul with the glory of Jesus. The title is fitting: we feed from and are quickly sated by the wounds of Christ on each page." -Matt Reagan
"Scripture speaks of ‘the unsearchable riches of Christ’ (Ephesians 3:8). In 'Rich Wounds,' David takes us into these endless riches with his beautiful reflections on the Savior. A deeply edifying book." -Dane Ortlund, Pastor, Naperville, Illinois
"David Mathis takes one treasure at a time, drawn from the life, death, resurrection, and exaltation of Jesus, and reverently unpacks it and meditates on it. This book is well-written and edifying." -D.A. Carson, Emeritus Professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"There’s nothing I find more meaningful or satisfying to contemplate than Jesus himself. In Rich Wounds, David Mathis has written a warm, concise, and celebratory treatment of the Jesus who is everything we need and—may God use this book to help us realize this—everything we want." -Randy Alcorn, Director, Eternal Perspective Ministries
"More than anything else in these troubled and troubling times, our souls need a fresh look at our Savior. 'Rich Wounds' will help you drink deeply from the fountain of Christ’s love and discover in him life-giving pools of grace. Thirty days of savoring him and meditating on the griefs he bore on your behalf will be a sweet balm for your heart and will lead you to springs of deepest joy." -Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Radio Host, Revive Our Hearts
"This book is a treasure trove of fresh biblical insights, deep devotion, and practical help. Each of its thirty chapters is engaging, moving, and perceptive, with useful prayers and Bible readings to help you immerse yourself in God’s love and compassion in Christ. This book will help you meditate more deeply on the ‘rich wounds’ of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior: his humanity, life, ministry, death, and resurrection and glorification." -Peter Adam
"This volume sings with an infectious enthusiasm of the Christ whose rich wounds are worthy of many crowns. Written in an accessible style, it moves from the wonder of God’s love displayed on the cross to the stunning eruption of his power in the resurrection, when joy triumphed over sorrow. Rich Wounds will help us sing as we think, and think as we sing." -Donald Macleod
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