Christ Bore Our Iniquities

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:6

No one upon this earth is blameless or without flaw… The biggest step toward becoming what you were created to be is realizing that you aren’t what you were designed to be…  Isaiah says, “All we like sheep have gone astray…” A sheep is an animal that needs guidance, discipline, and structure provided for them… Sheep are frequently thought of as extremely unintelligent animals who can become frightened easily, intimidated, and subdued… We “being like sheep” can easily be led astray because of the self-discipline we lack and the fear of the unknown that leads us to cling to the inferiority of the present… Sheep have to be monitored and guided because they can very easily wander off… The same is true of the body of Christ; we need the presence of the Holy Spirit and fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ to keep from wandering off and becoming subject to many snares and traps… This verse taken from Isaiah tells me that since my birth I have wandered aimlessly through life, I have wandered away from the destiny God has for me and have turned away from Him… It is because of this that “…the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all...” This is why Isaiah says in the previous verse “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.” We have lost our way through the fall of mankind and it was only through the blood of the savior that we have a guiding light that will lead us back to the path that we were created to travel… I once read a billboard that had this recorded, “Lost??? Try GPS – God’s Plan of Salvation…” Remember when Jesus was on this earth, He told His disciples, “No greater love has a man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends…” Amid our crooked and perverse ways, while we were yet sinners, while we continued to disobey the will of God, Christ died for us… He indeed bore our iniquities!!! 

PRAISE GOD!

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!