By His Wounds
By Judy Glasser
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
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.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
-Isaiah 53: 2-6
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
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.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
-Isaiah 53: 2-6
Seven hundred years before he was born, Isaiah spoke a stunningly accurate prophesy about Jesus. This is one of my favorite sections of scripture so I memorized Isaiah 53: 2-6 and here are my thoughts on these verses :
The truth is that Jesus loved all of us so much that he took the punishment that we deserved...
so he could be our Savior...
so we could have peace.....
do you want peace?
so we could be healed....
do you want healing?
- He was not special-looking. I think the pictures we have of Jesus where he looks like a movie star are totally inaccurate.
- People despised him but he was used to pain and sorrow - that was his life. A lot of people ignored him and avoided him when possible.
- Yet he took on more pain - the pain that was meant for me. The pain that was meant for you. He paid the price for our rebellion and selfishness and anger - all the sins of all the world.
- Some of the people at that time were confused - they thought Jesus had all these problems because God was punishing him. Their eyes just weren't open to the truth.
The truth is that Jesus loved all of us so much that he took the punishment that we deserved...
so he could be our Savior...
so we could have peace.....
do you want peace?
so we could be healed....
do you want healing?
You and I have sinned. And we keep sinning.
- Have I said anything that sounded impatient or frustrated today? I have had any mean
thoughts? Not yet - but it's early.
- Have you thought of anything unkind or unforgiving today? God knows our thoughts and
they are important to him - that's a tough one.
Jesus paid the price for all of our sins for all time....so he could give us salvation.
Thank you, Jesus!
- Have I said anything that sounded impatient or frustrated today? I have had any mean
thoughts? Not yet - but it's early.
- Have you thought of anything unkind or unforgiving today? God knows our thoughts and
they are important to him - that's a tough one.
Jesus paid the price for all of our sins for all time....so he could give us salvation.
Thank you, Jesus!
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