I think that if we let it, this can be one of the most moving passages in all of Scripture.
Think about it; because of my sin, because of what I did, a man had to die.
And this man didn't just die a regular, old death. He died a death that was truly terrible. He had his clothes taken off of him, leaving him naked. He was beaten and flogged. He was nailed to a cross.
Truly, Isaiah 51-53 is probably one of the most graphic, prophetic portrayals of Jesus' crucifixion that we have ever seen. With startling accuracy, it predicts the future events of Christ's death. But with even more startling accuracy, it predicts exactly what this death would give us:
Healing.
In the midst of the darkest hour, the biggest Plan B circumstance ever imaginable, God offered us something incredible. As Isaiah 53:5 says:
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.
We are healed. That's a pretty cool promise to me. But I also don't want to lose sight of the fact of how big a deal our sin is, either. The Son of God died because of it. But that only goes to show just how much He loves us.
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