Why did Jesus die + what does all this mean to me?
Isaiah answers the question in Isaiah 53:
1. . . . it was our weaknesses he carried . . . (v. 4)
2. . . . it was our sorrows that weighed him down . . . (v. 4)
3. . . . he was pierced for our rebellion . . . (v. 5)
4. . . . he was crushed for our sins . . . (v. 5)
5. . . . the punishment that brought us peace + wholeness was on him . . . (v. 5)
6. . . . by his wounds we are healed . . . (v. 5)
7. . . . the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all . . . (v. 6)
8. . . . he was struck down for the rebellion of my people . . . (v. 8)
9. . . . his life was made an offering for our sin . . . (v. 10)
10. . . . [he] will make it possible for many to be counted righteous . . . (v. 11)
11. . . . he will bear all their sins . . . (v. 11)
12. . . . he bore the sins of many + interceded—he got right in the middle between God’s wrath + us—for rebels . . . (v. 12)
Today’s Verse: He was wounded + crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. —Isaiah 53:5 CEV
Today’s Prompt: Are you still living wounded when Jesus has made you completely well?
Today’s Gratitude: I am grateful that my sins have been atoned + forgiven.
Today’s Prayer: Father, sometimes I still live wounded + as if I am not already forgiven + loved. Help me to step into the freedom Jesus’ imprisonment gave me. Help me to lean into the healing that Jesus’ wounds granted me. Help me engage in the relationship that Jesus’ blood bought me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
