With His Wounds We are Healed (ISAIAH 53:4-6) Pause & Reflect 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
The central truth of this word was – In order to be healed, we need to know what has made us sick. Jesus healed many who were sick – the blind, the deaf, the lame, and even the dead. Yet their healing did not last when met with death – Lazarus, who was raised, had to die twice! Jesus said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” (LUKE 5:31-32). The sick acknowledge their sinfulness. The sick desire their need for the physician. Anyone can desire healing, but not everyone desires the Great Physician. Jesus shows us that desiring Him is the only path to be healed eternally. Our wounds weigh heavy in this life. Yet the scars of Jesus tell us that they will heal one day and speak of His deliverance, love, and glory through us! Our wounds teach us to keep looking at His wounds, for He was pierced for our sins and by our sins. His wounds keep us from going astray from His way. His wounds declare that all wounds were laid upon His Son. His wounds give hope for His day, when all will say, “we are healed.” – *How has the LORD spoken to you today through this? Holy Spirit Moment & Group Prayer Take a moment to invite the Holy Spirit to fill you, and pray for one another. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18) …do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7) Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load. (GALATIANS 6:2-5) For the body does not consist of one member but of many... The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 CORINTHIANS 12:14, 21-27) - Jeong’s (Jake, Amanda) - Lee’s (Sam, Heidi) - Deborah Ko - Kristen Lee - Patrick Liu - Brian Pak - Samuel Park - Trey Reynolds - Tyler Lee - Edward Jeon - Jeff Park - Eunice Kim (UT Austin) - Jedidiah Lim (Louisiana) - Philip Oh - Soo Nam (Dallas Police) - Hana Lee - Rachel Ko (preschool assistant) - Hanna Kang - Johann Lee - Eugene Hong - JR Reynolds - Brian Joo - Doug Kang - James Han - Winnie Kim - Stacy Hong - David An - Daniel An - Alice Jeon - Ashley Min (UTD) - Mike Choi (drummer, Jeff’s cousin) - Eric Lee (UTD) - Lisa Jeon - Brian Yoon - Jennifer Chung (UTA) - June Kim (TWU) - Hannah Kim (UT Austin) - Hogan Lee (TCU) - Steven Kwon (A&M) - Benny Son (UT Austin) - Esther Ko (UT Austin) - Daniel Lee (UT Austin) - Aaron Lee (Houston, postgraduate optometry) - Matthew Ahn (UT Austin) - Yura Ahn (UT Austin) - Katie Han (New York) - Emily Han (Austin) - Jae Jung (Boston, MA) - Hanbit Kang (Austin)
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