But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. (I really wanted to use a different translation to change it up a bit...but the ESV best expressed the wording here.)
We all know this chapter. I memorized it for Sunday School and memorized it again when I was in choir for 'Messiah'.
This is the zenith of prophecy in the old testament. David did a great deal of prophecy for the Christ, including what Christs' last words would be. The highlight of all the old testament prophecy is summed up here in Is liii.
It was the most powerful trade in the account of history. He was punished, we were forgiven. He was crushed, we were made whole. He was chastised, we were given peace. He was broken, we healed. He bore your depression, worry, and anxiousness. 'Never was something so precious given for something so vial.' -Brian Stocks.
Pray that today God would make the sacrifice of Calvary real to you again.
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