Isaiah 53:4-6

"He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We..."

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are..."

"Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of..."

"Here a confession of sin common to all the elect people of God. They have all fallen, and therefore, in common chorus, they all say, from the first..."

Inspirational illustration of Isaiah 53:6 -- We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Wouldn't life be better without it? Rubel Shelly talks about pain and how life would be diminished without it.

The Lord will provide a substitute Just as God did for Abraham and David, he provided a substitute for the whole world's sin: Jesus Christ

Where did you get your rights? In a weird ironic way, Mirand rights and Jesus go together.

"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him..."

Inspirational illustration of Isaiah 53:3-4 -- 3   He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4   Surely he took up our infirmities a

"Dear Child of God, Sometimes the truth is simply hard to comprehend. I'm not talking about a truth that is intellectually tough to comprehend...."

Can ugly scars be beautiful? Jesus' scars are beautiful to those of us it has saved.

You mean, this actually applies to my kid, too? Phil Ware reminds us that God broke one of the most held rules of merchandising, you break it; you buy it, and in Jesus turned this principle upside down.

What is this peace? What is this overcoming Jesus talks about? Phil Ware reminds us of the great truth of Jesus' steadfastness and faithfulness, he won't let us go.

So what, or who, really put Jesus on the cross? Phil Ware writes on this day after Palm Sunday about Jesus' ultimate destination in Jerusalem, with the triumphal entry, the conflict with the leaders, and his betrayal, death, and resurrection.

"Dear Follower, The Father's role for Me when I came to earth as the Son of God shocked many people. They expected a warrior or kingly ruler who would..."

Jesus came to bring us freedom from bondage to Satan and his power. Phil Ware reminds us the battle we are in with Satan with our lives and how Jesus can end our bondage to him.

Have you touched someone in the name of Jesus, lately? Phil Ware talks about making God touchable and how we share the touch of Jesus with others.

This is no joking matter when you are in the bear's woods! Phil Ware talks about bear attacks in Alaska and also how Satan attacks us and reminds us that Jesus is our assurance that we are never alone when we are attacked and he has worked to defend us.

Where does your train ride end? While we may know who we are, unless we know whose we are, we don't know our ultimate destination.

Why would the sinless Son give himself, surrender his life and his dignity, to save those who were ungodly, helpless, sinners, and enemies of God? James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that Jesus gave his life for us because of his love for us and his unwillingness to leave us in sin and how his love defined