3/18/2023 0 Comments Jesus paid it all chords![]() ![]() We will stop condemning ourselves for past sins. Yes, we will trust him, and we will forsake the foolish pursuits that used to consume our lives. We look forward to that day when we will stand before his throne, repeating the wonder that he died to save our souls. The stain of sin that marred your life has now been washed white as snow. It was a slaughter you deserved - a punishment reserved for you - that he took upon himself, in your place, so that you get peace. He was crushed, viciously slaughtered, for your iniquities. Your transgressions - all your sins - were the ones that pierced him and ones for which he paid. Can you feel the weight of these words? The wonder? Which means, to bring it home a little more, Isaiah 53 is for you. Instead, we are beckoned to draw near, to hear the Savior say to us, through the description of his ancient pains, Child of weakness, watch and pray. We should beware of distancing ourselves from these words, of assuming that we are so removed from their relevance in our twenty-first-century world. It’s that he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, that he was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by his wounds we are healed. ![]() He was absolutely afflicted.īut it’s not just that Jesus bore grief, or that he was pierced or crushed or wounded. A lot of terrible things - a true curse - is targeting the Messiah. To be sure, there is a lot happening here. He was pierced for transgressions, even crushed. Isaiah tells us he has borne grief and carried sorrow. Second, Isaiah shows us that what Jesus has done has been done for us.First, Isaiah shows us what Jesus has done.There are two central ideas in this passage worth seeing: And this is one of the clearest passages in all of Scripture about what he has done for us. This is the Suffering Servant, God’s Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no question who Isaiah is talking about. But he was pierced for our transgressions he was crushed for our iniquities upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. ![]()
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