Isaiah 53:3-6 (CSB)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him. Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.
These powerful words of scripture are from the prophet Isaiah, who lived about 700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Through the Bible’s scriptures and prophecies, we can see Jesus was there right from the beginning of time; The Word of God. Jesus’ birth, life, death, resurrection and second coming are all there in the Bible.
This Easter as we reflect on the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we as Christians also look forward to His second coming. As you listen to me sing ‘The Old Rugged Cross,’ reflect on the words of this popular hymn written in 1912 by American evangelist and song-leader George Bennard.
Onward Christian Soldiers 