WITH HIS STRIPES

 

Thursday, July 28, 2022

 

WITH HIS STRIPES

 

Isa 53:5

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.

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          God gives to doctors marvelous skills. They prescribe, cut and suture but all healing is from above. The apothecary mixes and pours and his powders and ointments bringing comfort but all soothing is from above.

 

          God feels our pain and is acquainted with our grief. Heb 4:15 “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”

 

          He, the Good Samaritan, sees us wounded and abandoned and bends to refresh and anoint us with oil and wine. He caries us to a place of safety and comfort. He pays the fees and promises to return. We recover and wait.

 

Ps 98:1

98 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

 

Dear Lord, bring healing to your wounded lambs. Your stripes and bruises have purchased all we need. Soothe and comfort those who have been wounded and abandoned. We wait for your return and our complete healing, O Lord of hosts. AMEN