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 stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
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 stripes we are healed. We all like sheep have gone astray, each
one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of
us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His
mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. By oppression
and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was
cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of
My people.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich
man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His
mouth. Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him
to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His
offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will
prosper in His hand.
After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of
life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify
many, and He will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will allot Him a portion
with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has
poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet
He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53
Keep Christ in Christmas and first and foremost in our daily
lives. By His blood we are healed and redeemed. Thanks be to God!
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