The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 53:5,
"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."
As the prophecy in Isaiah continues its focus on the "Servant of the Lord" (Jesus Christ), the most remarkable and astonishing announcement is made: the punishment for our sin will be borne by him!
As a fallen people living in a fallen world, cursed by God for our own sin and rebellion since the horrendous incident in the Garden of Eden as recorded in Genesis 3, we have been subject to an existence of frustration.
We experience all that living in a cursed and fallen world provides with its unfairness, injustice and wickedness, as well as sickness, disease and certain death. Not just physical death but also that horrible eternal death hanging over our heads, forever being estranged and removed from God, with an eternal torment of suffering in the Lake of Fire (Hell) as a certain future.
But now an announcement. As said in Isaiah 9:2, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned"! The Servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ, will take the guilt and punishment of our sin on himself.
The curse will be lifted and we will enter into a life of eternal joy with all the excitement of sharing this everlasting existence with him and one another will bring in a renewed world!
Fairness and justice will be established, the presence of the Lord will be ours to behold, where sickness, disease and death will be removed.
We possess this today as our certain future in the resurrection! As Jude exclaims in his wonderful doxology: "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault (all our sin paid for!) and with great joy (!) to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." Jude 24-25.
As the prophecy in Isaiah continues its focus on the "Servant of the Lord" (Jesus Christ), the most remarkable and astonishing announcement is made: the punishment for our sin will be borne by him!
As a fallen people living in a fallen world, cursed by God for our own sin and rebellion since the horrendous incident in the Garden of Eden as recorded in Genesis 3, we have been subject to an existence of frustration.
We experience all that living in a cursed and fallen world provides with its unfairness, injustice and wickedness, as well as sickness, disease and certain death. Not just physical death but also that horrible eternal death hanging over our heads, forever being estranged and removed from God, with an eternal torment of suffering in the Lake of Fire (Hell) as a certain future.
But now an announcement. As said in Isaiah 9:2, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned"! The Servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ, will take the guilt and punishment of our sin on himself.
The curse will be lifted and we will enter into a life of eternal joy with all the excitement of sharing this everlasting existence with him and one another will bring in a renewed world!
Fairness and justice will be established, the presence of the Lord will be ours to behold, where sickness, disease and death will be removed.
We possess this today as our certain future in the resurrection! As Jude exclaims in his wonderful doxology: "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault (all our sin paid for!) and with great joy (!) to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." Jude 24-25.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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