He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.”—Why is it that God has not dealt with us after our sins? Is it not because he has dealt with Another after our sins?—Another who took our sins upon himself?—Another who was made to stand before him in his indignation and suffer the fierceness of his anger?—Another upon whom all the fury of his holy justice was exhausted? Why did the Son of God suffer all the fury of his Father’s wrath? Because our sins were imputed to him. He was made to be sin for us! Our great, gracious, wise and just God is too righteous and just to punish the same crimes twice. Having turned his fierce wrath upon our Substitute, he will never turn it upon the soul for whom Christ died. Having rewarded him according to our iniquities, he now rewards us according to his merits!