Healing is Available

O. T. #1679  "Healing is Available"
April 28, 2020
Isaiah 53-Part 4
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. (verse 5)

LET IT GLOW

Previously we learned that Jesus went through emotional pains, and today we will discuss His physical pains. The suffering Servant Savior endured it all for you and me. He who was guiltless and sinless bore the guilt and punishment due us for our sins. Jesus Christ was our substitute. Probably we all know this and recognize it. He loves us so much that He willingly endured it all for us. Why would Jesus go through the beatings and pain of hanging on a cross?

1 Peter 2:24 explains: Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:21: For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Before we break down the 4 phrases in our key verse, shall we look at the meanings of the words?

• wounded (to bore; pierced through)
• transgressions (sins; rebellion; a revolt (national, moral, or religious)
• bruised (to be crushed; beat to pieces; humble)
• iniquities (more evil or fault; sin)
• chastisement (correction or discipline; reproof, warning, or instruction)
• peace (rest; happy; well; safety)
• stripes (bruises or wounds; bound with stripes)
• healed (to mend; to cure; repair; made whole)

Putting this verse into our day's wording, we note the price that Christ paid for us. How did Jesus physically suffer?
He was pierced by nails, used to hang Him on the cross, then a sword was run through His side to make sure Jesus was dead; that is how He was wounded. The weight of our sins and those of the world crushed Him. He was punished as though He had broken the law, in this case with stripes from the scourging.


LET IT GROW

How did Jesus Christ suffer spiritually on the cross?
He bore our transgressions, our rebellious and deliberate breaking of God's Law; our iniquities, the crookedness of our nature; and our griefs and sorrows, our calamities and unhappy results of our sins. We are sinner by birth and by choice. Christ died for our sins- the very heart of the Gospel. (Wiersbe)

Besides the emotional, physical, and spiritual sufferings, Jesus experienced separation from His Father before He died. (Mark 15:34) It was for our benefit that Jesus suffered all of that.

I like the double parallel emphasis which Liberty Bible Commentary make in reference to this verse:

His Action                                                                                Our Need
wounded                                                                                    transgressions
bruised                                                                                       iniquities
chastisement                                                                               peace
stripes                                                                                         healed

It is the atonement of Christ that heals us spiritually. By His stripes we are forgiven. He is the only Way.
Do we ever have so much to be thankful for and a reason to praise our Suffering Savior!
Listen, we are all sinners in need of a Savior. Only Jesus can heal our sin sick soul.

Friend, if you do not know Jesus as your Savior, you can right now. Ask Him to forgive your sins, believe that He is the only Savior, and ask Jesus to be your personal Savior. He will, dear one.


LET IT GO

Thank You Jesus for Your endurance and love!
By Your wounds we are healed.