Claiming Responsibility
4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
Reflection of Bee:
Dear Lord Jesus,
All I can say is THANK YOU for willingly taking over my punishment. For this I owe You my life. Take me and let my life be Yours. In all I do, may Your name be glorified.
Amen
Reflection of Tommy:
Whenever we have opportunities for sharing, we need to focus on what Christ has done on the Cross for us. It is easy to center everything on what we have achieved or gain, rather on the importance of God’s great gift of salvation for us all. This Good News is so important that God claimed responsibility for it in the prophecy of Isaiah, seven centuries before it happened.
Dear Father, thank You for your great gift of salvation for me. Thank You that when Jesus died upon the cross, He took away my sin, grief, sorrow, suffering and shame and offered me His righteousness. Teach me to share this to others by focusing on who He is and what He has done for us. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
