Daily Devotions
March 31st, 2023 by Pastor SolleyIsa 53:5-7 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
KJV
“With His stripes we are healed”. “He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth”. It is one thing to suffer for things one has done, for things one has brought upon self, it is another thing to suffer when you have done no wrong. So what do we do when we think we have done no wrong and still we suffer in this world? Most of the time we complain and then we often point an accusing finger at God asking why we are going through one thing or another. But what did Jesus do? Jesus did no wrong. In Jesus there was found no fault. Jesus knew no sin. Jesus committed no crime. Yet Jesus suffered the most agonizing death known to man, Jesus died on a Roman cross. Rome it has been said gave many things to society and one of them was the most cruel death that was known at that time and even today. To die on a cross brought more pain and suffering than one can imagine. To die on a cross brought open shame. Now the only sinless man to ever walk this earth, the only perfect man, the man who loved above all others, the man who served others, that man was dying unjustly on a cross. What did Jesus cry out? Nothing. The only words from Jesus as He hung on that cross were words of forgiveness and love. Before we are so fast to complain and point a finger at God we should take time to remember how Jesus suffered for us. And yes it was for us, it was for me, it was for you because we are a part of the all of verse six above.