Isaiah 53: 12
... Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
and interceded for the transgressors.
This whole chapter describes the life, death, and Resurrection of God's suffering Servant. Read it with an open mind to understand Who Jesus was as a Man living among men, and Who He is as our Redeemer and King.
Because He was willing to come and suffer, that's why He is exalted and honored and given the Kingdom to rule forever.
This last verse in this chapter lays out what Jesus accomplished on the Cross:
He bore the sin of many refers to His "becoming sin" in His flesh. Jesus took upon Himself our very sin-nature that we all as humans are born with in our DNA. He didn't just die for certain sins, He took the whole basket, and everything in it. This is why the Father had to "turn His back" on Him, and He cried out in anguish as God forsook Him there. This was not easy for Him, He prayed three times to get out if it, but He knew there was no other way we could be with Him where He lives.
And interceded for the transgressors. All of us who have transgressed any of God's rules and precepts. All who have ever done what they knew was wrong but did it anyway. We are all transgressors, some more and others less, but the ground is level at the foot of the Cross, and we are all counted as "under sin."
So when Jesus died, He covered all the territory, from the babies who have no understanding yet to the aged sinner who has lived a long, rebellious life of defiance. Everyone in the whole World has an equal chance for this Salvation God offers. Everyone can change their minds and thinking processes to humble themselves before God and let Messiah rescue them.
But not everyone wants to do this. Not everyone is willing to step down from their pride and be humiliated. And they will face a stern Judge.
Those who do come to Him, who are called by the Father to follow Jesus, will find in Him the most gentle, kind and generous Lord (Boss) imaginable. He is easy to follow when you know Him.
I want you to know Him. I hope you do already know Him. If you do, I want you to continually get to know Him better, draw closer to Him every day, and gain the strength from Him and in Him to do right, to do the hard thing, and to endure the pain and sorrow and suffering that this World inflicts on God's own. May the Joy of the Lord be your strength.
And if you don't yet know Him, may the Father draw you into wanting to know the Truth, into seeking that Righteousness to fill the emptiness inside you. That you may know the Truth that sets you free from all the addictive pleasures of the World that hold great promise but prove to be empty.
He is waiting for you with arms open wide, to welcome you to His banquet table, laden with every good thing.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
