By His Stripes

"Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our
sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken,
smitten by God and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
the chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
and by His stripes we are healed."
.......................Isaiah 53:4,5

These 'griefs' and 'sorrows' are actually
sicknesses, diseases and pains.
That is why Matthew applied this verse to the
healing ministry of Jesus, seeing that Jesus
'healed all the sick' who were brought to Him;

"When evening had come, they brought to
Him many who were demon-possessed.
And He cast out the spirits with a word,
and healed all who were sick,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
'He Himself took our infirmities and bore
our sicknesses'...."
.......................Matthew 8:16-17

LORD, Thank You for bearing all our infirmities,
all our sicknesses, all our diseases, and all our pains.
Thank You for suffering the judgment for all our sins.
You were chastised so we could receive Your
peace and wholeness, and by Your stripes
we live healed.
....................In the name of Jesus!