“But he [Jesus] 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.” [Isaiah 53:5]
His punishment brought us peace. His wounds brought us healing.
No longer are we at war with our Creator. Jesus opened the way for us to become sons and daughters of “Abba, Father.” He did that when He offered Himself as our sacrifice on that cross. He drank the bitter cup that should have been ours to drink. He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed because of our sins.
No longer do we lie wounded and broken on the ground of mankind’s rebellion. The wounds Jesus suffered bring healing to our spirits, our souls and sometimes even our bodies. The sin sickness in which we lived found healing in the wounds of our Savior.
I know I’ve spent a lot of time lately around the sufferings of Jesus. For me, now, that is a good thing. I often focus solely on the benefits that are mine and yours as Children of “Abba, Father.” I focus on the comfort, the peace, the renewal and restoration. I focus on the promised blessings of heaven and the Presence of our LORD. And that is a good thing to focus on since life here often drains us of the good.
But we must never become so jaded that we accept the blessings without remembering their cost. They may be free to us … but the price that our LORD Christ Jesus bore was a heavy one. He was pierced, crushed, punished and wounded so that we could be saved. Praise His Holy Name!
