"He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth, he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression and judgement he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living, for the transgression of my people he was punished.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many and he will bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors."
I find myself every Easter season sitting in these verses. And the word Flawless has come to mind. Jesus bore our sin and was sinless, he was flawless. He died on that cross for us who are full of sin, full of ugliness, full of flaws. And yet, he doesn't expect perfection from us, His children, but instead desires obedience and love.
Jesus, our perfect and flawless lamb has provided everlasting life to each of us. Our flaws are the
God had a perfect, flawless plan to save us all from the sin that we could in no way atone for. Jesus, his flawless Son. His perfect love poured out onto us, flawlessly completing the atonement for each of us. And there is nothing we need to do to earn that, it is freely given once you accept Jesus into your heart. Perfect and flawless love.
As we begin our walk this Holy Week, let us not lose sight of the perfect lamb that atoned for the sins of each of us. Let us not look at our flaws and wonder if we are good enough but instead embrace the love that God has for us that provides us to look flawless in His eyes. "So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow- of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth-and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:10-11 HCSB
Lord, we can not thank you enough for Your sacrifice for us on the cross. You are perfect and flawless. And even though we are full of sin and flawed, when You look at us you see righteousness and love. Let us open our eyes to You this Holy Week. Let us not forget the power of the flawless plan that God created so that we may live an everlasting life with You.
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