Isaiah 53:1-6
“Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 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. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:1-6 NIV
We live in a world that is rapidly changing and the next few years could be a very interesting time indeed. Recently we've seen pandemics, conflicts, uprisings, mass shootings, inflation, rising unemployment and global unrest. And that is just on the morning news. On the technology front the new flash laptop or TV that you've just got your hands on is normally out of date compared with the newest must-have device within a year or two. The pace of life seems to be increasing and many struggle to keep up. In many respects it is a crazy world. And yet, there is a place of rest. Aren't you glad that when you come to God He says ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls? God is so gracious and His mercy is without limits, which is why He planned in advance to save us all from all our sin by implementing the only possible way to forgive every sin we ever commit past, present, and future sins, overt and covert sins, action and attitude sins. All the sins of the entire human race, along with our twisted and corrupt inherited sin-nature all forgiven. God is so gracious that He devised a plan that would demonstrate His own deep love for all mankind, without compromising His own pure, righteous justice so that instead of the wrath of God being justly poured out over the heads of all sinners, He would give His only begotten Son as the only possible perfect sin offering to pay the price of the sins of the whole world. "And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Every part of the plan of salvation is by grace. By grace. By God's free, unmerited, gracious favour.all have sinned and need a Saviour, and all have access to this incredible free gift of God's glorious grace. Those who on their own free volition choose not to believe in the only begotten Son of God will be judged. Not for their sin for the price of their sin was paid for at Calvary: "For the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of them all." They will be judged on their works, which all fall short of God's glory, and consequently they will remain under God's condemnation forever, because they did not believe on the only begotten Son of God. But those who believe that "the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all," are not only forgiven forever and given eternal life, but the Lord has laid on us the unsearchable riches of His grace and clothed us in His robe of righteousness. May we, like sheep who know the voice of their shepherd and stay close to Him, know the voice of our Shepherd. May we choose to stay close to Him all the days of our lives, not going astray, tempted by the empty, glittering, hollow trinkets of the world, but walk in His way, to His glory and our eternal benefit!!!
Father thank You for this day and Your mercy and grace. Lord open the floodgates of Your abundant blessings and let them pour out over my friend and family today. Lord thank You, our loving, gracious, Heavenly Father, that You laid on the Lord Jesus Christ all our sins, and poured out Your wrath on the dearly beloved Son of Your love so that our sins are forgiven and we have been clothed in His righteousness. Lord use my friend to be the light of Your love to all today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !
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