வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,533
Scripture Meditation – No. 1,533
AATHAVAN 💚 April
18, 2025 💚
Friday
“Surely he hath borne
our griefs and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4, KJV)
About 750 years before the
birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, God revealed the sufferings of Christ to the
prophet Isaiah. Isaiah saw the sufferings of Christ as though watching a vivid
film. What a great blessing this is! Isaiah saw very accurate and detailed
prophecies concerning Christ. When we read Isaiah chapter 53, we are amazed at
how this man could witness and write about Christ’s sufferings and death
centuries before it actually happened.
Moreover, this prophecy helps
us understand the divinity of Christ. It reveals that Christ did not suddenly
appear on the earth as an ordinary man, but He is the Son of God, divinely
appointed for the plan of redemption. Isaiah further explains why God the
Father sent Him into the world:
“All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him
the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:6, KJV)
We, as humans, have gone
astray like lost sheep, living in sin according to our own desires. God laid
all the burden of our sins upon Him and redeemed us from them. In the Old
Testament times, the blood of animals was shed as an atonement for sin. However,
the blood of animals could not fully redeem mankind from sin. Therefore, the
sinless blood of Christ was shed for the forgiveness of humanity. He suffered
outside the city gate and was crucified on the cross.
“For the bodies of those
beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin,
are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the
people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.” (Hebrews 13:11-12, KJV)
In other words, He was killed
outside the city like a sacrificial animal.
Beloved, if we go to church
and act out a spiritual drama—crying, shouting, and then returning to our
sinful lives—Scripture warns us that we will not escape judgment. Yes:
“Of how much sorer punishment,
suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of
God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified,
an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?” (Hebrews
10:29, KJV)
Therefore, let us surrender
ourselves to Christ, saying:
“Loving Lord, wash and cleanse
me with Thy holy blood. Until now, like a wandering sheep, I have strayed and
despised Thy precious blood. Forgive me. Transform me into a new person. Let me
experience the glory of Thy salvation.”
Let us earnestly plead with
genuine repentance for our sins to be washed away by the blood of Christ. Let
us recall and confess every sin committed since the day we became conscious of
our actions, from the depths of our hearts. Then we will surely experience
something new—that is, the experience of salvation.
Christ came into the world to
give us this experience and make us His own.
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