Isaiah 53

Isaiah 53:5, 10 NIV

But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

Yet it was the Lord 's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord  makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord  will prosper in his hand.

From a New Testament perspective it is easy to see that the one described in this chapter is Jesus. It was the Lord's will to crush him for our iniquities, our sins. It was through his death that we are able to find life. Because his life became an offering for sin he is able to see his offspring. This is an incredible truth. I understand how a mother might starve herself in order to feed her children, but for God to willing crush his son in order to save us, his enemies...  That leaves me speechless.

In our egocentric, I'm okay, you're okay, everybody is a winner world the idea of not deserving God's forgiveness is becoming a foreign, almost incomprehensible concept. How do we communicate the truth that we are all despicable in the sight of God and worthy of Hell to a generation that has been trained to believe they can do no wrong?

I have heard people say that they have a higher level of morality than God because they would never allow their son to suffer like God did. That statement reveals the truth that they do not understand the depth of depravity to which we have fallen, or the height of glory for which God created mankind. Therefore, they cannot understand the love that would willing send a son to die in order to restore order.

Father, thank you for your loving grace that intentionally sent your son to die for me. Open the hearts of a new generation to see, understand and come to trust you. May the older generation embrace this truth as well. Forgive us for inoculating our children against the gospel.

By His grace,
Rick Weinert

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