9-4-07 Isaiah 53:10

Isaiah 53:10 (NAS)
But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

Isaiah 53:10 (NLT)
But it was the LORD’s good plan to crush him and fill him with grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have a multitude of children, many heirs. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD’s plan will prosper in his hands.

You know that Adonai is your loving Father and yet He took pleasure in the offering that His Son made. It was His desire that Jesus be broken and crushed, oppressed and shattered. He became weak, sick, and diseased. He travailed in grief and suffering. He was made profane, defiled, and polluted. He was wounded, pierced and slain. His honor was violated and He was treated as common.

Almighty God had appointed Yeshua's soul to take on guilt and sin. It was ordained that violent hands should be laid on Him and that He should become the compensation for your offenses. He was incriminated, declared guilty, and suffered your punishment. He gave up His life and breath, submitting to death, so that you could live.

Jesus willingly submitted Himself to become a sin offering because He had a vision for your future. He knew that the seed of His life, once sown, would produce many offspring. For the joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross and despised the shame of it. He knew that His brief momentary death would produce everlasting life for His descendants.

Yes, the Lord God took pleasure in Jesus' sacrifice, because He knew that it would not be in vain. God knew that His Kingdom would advance and prosper, when He placed His desire in His Son's hands.