Our Jesus suffered being despised, rejected, and disgusted by man. He carried our griefs (despair, anxieties, diseases) and our sorrows (anguish, pain--Philippians 4:4). He was struck repeatedly with fists and whips, and even worse, He was smitten by God, stricken by Him and afflicted.
My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude to consider how our perfect Savior endured all this so that we might be accepted, welcomed and received with pleasure by the Father (Ephesians 1:6). We are able to cast our cares and anxieties on Christ (1 Peter 5:7) and find joy in the midst of our trying circumstances because He has already carried them up the hill of Calvary. He received and drank all the cup of the wrath of God so that we could drink the cup of freedom (Matthew 26:39). What a relief to know that we, as believers, will never be without hope because our hope is anchored to Christ and His finished work on the cross (Hebrews 6:19).
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. [6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. [7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. Isaiah 53:5-7 (ESV)
Question 3. Which one of Christ’s sufferings from Isaiah 53:5-7 comforts you the most and why? Please share.
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Ntlibi writes, "That his chastisement brought us peace and that by his wounds we are healed. This means that I have peace for my soul, which is deliverance from anxiety, fear and worry that fueled the depression. It also means that the physical manifestation of brokenness - sickness and disease - have also been dealt with."
Carnell writes, "Verse 5. I have sinned greatly against the Lord as a Christian man.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."
Tori writes, "With his wounds we are healed. I have needed so much healing in my life. Of pains, of fears, worries, anxieties and strongholds and by His wounds I have gotten access to this mighty, powerful healing! Jesus healed my debilitating five year Bulimia, Jesus healed my childhood anorexia, Jesus healed my depression, Jesus healed my mania, Jesus healed my fear of abandonment, Jesus healed my suicidal tendencies, Jesus healed my anxiety and stress, Jesus healed the broken relationships in my life, the loss, the pain, Jesus healed and he will not stop! Thank you Jesus! By your wounds you have lifted me up from it all, you are the word that became life, you are the sacrifice that brought me hope, you are the sacrifice that brought me life again, you are the sacrifice that revived everything that was dead in me and has made me alive through your resurrection to bring glory to you and the Father. I know it, it was not me, not my willpower as that was a constant failure, not anything I could tell myself in my head, not anything I could do, but by the power of your spirit, the word that became life, the blood of Christ I am lifted up and healed! Amen!"
Harris writes, "Verse 5 comforts me most because i have sin greatly to the Lord even as a believer I had been a bad witness to Him. I have sin because of my depression and because of my depression I kept sinning. No more comfort in sin but Jesus. he was punished for my peace."
I’m greatly comforted by the words, “the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
All my sins, your sins... all laid on Christ at the cross. Those sins cannot be laid on us; they can never be attached to us because God has already put them on Jesus!
Our sins were nailed to a tree and buried in a tomb, and we bear them no more, and we are thus able to sing, "It is Well With My Soul."
Jesus was pierced through the heart, enabling the healing of our hearts, and darkness and despair to be lifted from our souls.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter into utter agony so that we might be led by His Holy Spirit into peace, love, joy, patience, goodness, and self-control.
Oh, what good news; what a great comfort is He!
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. [11] 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. [12] 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. Isaiah 53:10-12 (ESV)
Question 4. According to Isaiah 53:12, what does Jesus do for sinners?
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Tori writes, "He bore our sin, he sacrificed all that he was to the death and he makes intercession for us. Oh what a good God you are. May I look at the cross daily! May my life be of thanks to you, I am yours, I am your bounty Jesus! I live to honor you, help me honor you God and be a sweet aroma to you. I love you so much for all you have done for me. It is a gift truly!"