Isaiah 53:1-6
verses 4-6 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he 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. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
It is amazing to me to find these words in the Old Testament, when they describe Jesus so accurately. I understand that it wasn’t until Jesus was gone from this earth that the words of Isaiah rang so true. Isaiah shared God’s explanation for the crucifixion of Jesus before it ever happened. I can’t say it makes it all crystal clear to me, but it certainly lets me know we are on the right track! I do have trouble with the violent means to an eternally peaceful end. I will never understand. I only need to know God loves me and has promised me eternal life. May I be worthy of that love.
Holy Father, you are the source of all things beautiful and the very creator of love. You have taught us true sacrifice for the sake of that love. I am eternally grateful. Amen
Becky, transforming
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
Like Becky, the first think to come to my mind was the amazement that Jesus’ life was so accurately predicted in the Old Testament. However, I’m not surprised that it took so violent an act to cause Christianity to come about. Throughout history it has taken dramatic, sometimes violent acts to wake up the masses. If Jesus had died of old age I doubt that his teachings would have survived 2,000 years and had the largest following of any religion on earth.
Dear Lord, I could never do what you did to your son even if I thought that it would have the effect that it…
Isaiah 53:1-6 Verse. 3
Jesus was despised and rejected (Isaiah 53-3) yet he never seemed to let it bother him. I am sure he felt pain just as you and I do when we experience rejection but he never let it prevent him from fulfilling his purpose. Remembering that he was both human and God at the same time, reminds me how powerful he was to disregard human rejection. Jesus told his disciples not to be concerned about rejection because in reality people who rejected them were actually rejecting Jesus. It has taken me a life time not to concern myself with the opinion of people. I still find myself in situations where I feel less important, …
Isaiah 53: 1-6
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Reading this line makes me feel so very badly for all the hurt that I have caused Jesus. He died before I was born, but he bore the brunt of my sins even then. How awful this makes me feel. I think of how I can make it up to him even now. My heart tells me to continue to follow the words I read daily in the Bible and attempt to do better each day in keeping from sin. The sins that hurt Jesus even today.…
Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.”
As part of our Mother’s Day celebration, Becky, Anthony, Kay and I watched the movie, “Babe,” about a young pig who learns how to herd sheep. The behavior of the sheep, unless being guided, is such a perfect example of the human condition. So too is the movie’s portrayal of the close-mindedness of long-held prejudice and rejection of those who “do not know their place.” Jesus is the Good Shepherd who will guide us through the “dangers, toils and snares” of this cruel world to a place of peace.
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