Finally back home and back to regular routines! I hate that I have missed so many nights sharing these two verses with you. They are two of the most beautiful verses that show us who we really are in comparison to our Savior.
We are sinful, He is holy.
We are rebellious, He is in complete union with God the Father.
We are restless, He is peace personified.
We are diseased in all manner, He is complete wholeness.
We turn away from God and toward ourselves, He is the One who reaches out and turns our paths back---
because He loves us so!
Yes, God punished Him for our iniquities, the punishment required for us to be forgiven, but never forget that Jesus willingly took the punishment upon Himself because of His love for us.
Philippians 2:6-7
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Isaiah 53:5-6 are in the Old Testament's greatest chapter of prophecy regarding Jesus Christ our Savior. Robert J. Morgan states,
The details of Christ's crucifixion as given predictively in Isaiah 53, coupled with its personal and universal application, have convinced multitudes of people to follow Jesus Christ. In the stories of Jewish converts to the Lord Jesus, this passage is frequently mentioned.He goes on to include this quote from J. Sidlow Baxter...
As trait after trait swings into focus and fulfillment, can we write any other name under Isaiah's amazing portrait of the sublime Sufferer in chapter 53 than Jesus of Nazareth?
When Scripture is studied in its entirety, reading the stories of history, the books of prophesy, the gospels, the epistles...the truth becomes very clear, as the Holy Spirit reveals bit by bit, from beginning to end, that Jesus is the One who is at the center of every verse written. He is the One, the only one, who can take on the "iniquities of us all" and bring us into God's presence as redeemed children.
Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord!
Emmanuel, God is with us, blessed Redeemer, living Word!
Jesus, name above all names
Beautiful Savior, glorious Lord.
Emmanuel, God is with us.
Blessed Redeemer, Living word.
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Beautiful Savior, glorious Lord.
Emmanuel, God is with us.
Blessed Redeemer, Living word.
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Jesus suffered all of the iniquities of this world. Someday we will never stray again. We will live at peace with ourselves in the presence of our Lord. There will be no guilt and no shame. We will be clean and pure of heart. There will be no sinful desires. Christ will take us home to our Lord.
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