Sin Laid Upon One Mighty To Save
Isaiah 53:6
Read the text laying
all the weight and emphasis of it upon one word. "The LORD hath laid on
HIM the iniquity of us all." This is of infinite importance. That One upon whom sin has been laid must have a back strong
enough and shoulders broad enough to carry the horrible load of iniquity,
without sinking beneath it. Were it possible for our Surety to fail, we would
be utterly without hope. The comfort and hope of the gospel depends entirely
upon the ability of Christ to bear our sins, satisfy justice, and execute his
gracious will to save. Therefore it is written, "The LORD hath laid on HIM
the iniquity of us all." The Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, that One upon whom sin has been laid, is mighty to save."
Then spakest thou in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon
One that is mighty; I have exalted One chosen out of the people" (Psa.
89:19). And of this mighty One it is written, "He shall not fail, nor be
discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth" (Isa. 42:4). Who is
this great HIM upon whom sin was laid? He is Jehovah's
Servant (52:13), the Root out of dry ground (v. 2), the despised and rejected
Man of Sorrows (vv. 10-11), the sovereign Lord (v.
12). He is able to save to the uttermost!
This is the most
wonderful, astounding, amazing thing ever performed by our great God. "The
LORD hath laid on HIM the iniquity of us all." Sin is the most hateful
thing in the world to God, the only thing in the world God abhors. It is horrible,
abominable and hideous in his sight. Yet, God made his lovely Son to be sin for
us! I am amazed that God made his Son to be a man, a poor man, a suffering man,
a crucified man. But when I read that "He hath made HIM to be sin for
us," I am altogether astonished! This is too wonderful, too sublime, too
mysterious, too Divine for our puny brains to
comprehend. But it is true! Believe it, rejoice in it, and give thanks to God
for it. Our sins, being laid upon that Man who is God Almighty, have been effectually
put away forever.
Don Fortner