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NASB | Isaiah 53:4 ¶ Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 53:4 ¶ But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. [Matt 8:17] |
Bible Question: If Jesus borne these things from us why do we have them? Why don't chistians die natural deaths? Why do we except these things that should be left on the cross? |
Bible Answer: just- We still live in a fallen world. There is still sickness, pain and death, but not spiritually. When we have sickness, we know that our Lord has also experienced it for us and we are not holding it ourselves, but the Lord has carried it for us. In all things, we know the Lord is there with us, that we will come out stronger because He loves us. If we stand on this, He is free to do healings in our lives, ease sorrows and give comfort. What do we have without HIm and the knowledge that He has borne everything and more than we are ever asked to bear? I recently went to a funeral of a man who deeply loved and served the Lord. There was a spirit of joy that you will not find in an unbelievers funeral for the family knew he was in the presence of the Lord and they KNEW they would see him one day. There were still tears, for he will be missed, but there was joy in the Lord and faith in His promises. I hope this helps. Debbie |