He Was Wounded For Our Transgressions

Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.

He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:1-6

Sheep are hard to control. They have minds of their own. They bump into things. It is hard to direct them away from danger.

Fortunately for us, we have the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for us and who carries our sorrows and our sins. And as our shepherd, He calls us back to safe pasture that we might follow Him more closely.

If you want God to lead you, be willing to follow.

Our Daily Bread – May 26, 2016