Lesson 29: Comforted and Comforting
Questions 3 and 4
I’m greatly comforted by the words, “the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
All my sins, your sins, the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2) were laid on Christ at the cross. Those sins can never be attached to us because God put them on Jesus! Our sins were nailed to a tree and buried in a tomb; we bear them no more; now, we can sing, “It is well with my soul!”
Jesus was pierced through the heart to provide healing for our hearts. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter into utter agony so that His Holy Spirit might lead us into peace, love, joy, patience, goodness, and self-control. Oh, what good news and comfort for a weary and hurting heart.
Isaiah 53:10-12, “Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.”
Not only does Jesus atone for your sins, but He also makes intercession for you! Oh, dear friend, be of good cheer! Jesus “is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) In other words, you cannot be condemned for any past, present, or future sin because Jesus is ever pleading His blood for you. And the Father will not punish you because Jesus has already taken your punishment.
Question 4. Are you comforted and cheered by what Christ has done for you on the cross and what He continues to do for you in heaven? Please share.
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