“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.” Praise the Lord!

“A man of sorrow and acquainted with grief, he was despised and we did not esteem him, but surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet, we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. All we like sheep are gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Who else could love us so much, that they would give their only son to bear our sorrows and our griefs? No one else but our God, who offered his son Jesus to die for our sins. He said in Isaiah chapter 53, that it pleased him to bruise him, to put him to grief, when we make his soul an offering for sin. And, he was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth, he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before his shearer he was silent.” Many of us who daily grieve God’s holy spirit cry out so easily, we do not carry our yokes in silence, we complaint at every turn, but Jesus, who did nothing wrong, nor was there any deceit in his mouth, was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our in iniquities and for the chastisement of our peace. But, what do we give him in return? We backbite and rebel, we curse and hate each other, we are selfish and greedy, we are inhumane at best, but may God in his mercy, turn our willful and ungrateful and unrepentant hearts to him, so that we will give him the honor and glory due his name. Praise the Lord!