It Was My Sin He Carried
Month 7: He Is Risen! — Why We Believe · Heart Matters
Today's Scripture
Read together: Isaiah 53:4–6
4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Memory Verse
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,”— 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: 2 Kings 14–15; 2 Chronicles 24–25
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 184 of 365 — God's patience with stubborn kings, and warnings that lead to mercy.)The Heart of It
Isaiah wrote these words about seven hundred years before Jesus was born. Yet they read like an eyewitness report from the cross. "He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities." Look closely at those little words: our and we. Jesus wasn't punished for His own wrongs. He had none. He was carrying ours. Isaiah finishes with a sentence we should all be able to say with our own names in it: "We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all."
This is where the cross stops being a far-off history lesson and becomes deeply personal. It wasn't only "sinners" in general who needed Jesus. It was me. My selfishness. My unkind words. My hidden thoughts. He carried them all to the cross. That truth can feel heavy. But it lands as the sweetest comfort, because the very next line says "by His stripes we are healed." The weight of our sin is fully gone. It was lifted off us and placed on the One who chose to bear it. We don't have to hide our wrongs or pretend we're fine. We can come honestly, because the punishment has already been paid by Someone who loves us.
Around the Table
Jesus carried away all our bad things, like carrying a heavy backpack so we don't have to. He did it because He loves you!
Let's do it: Pretend to lift a heavy backpack off your shoulders and say, "Thank You, Jesus, for carrying my sin away."
Isaiah wrote about Jesus 700 years before He came. Notice the words "our" and "we." That means you are in this verse.
Let's talk: What is something you've done wrong that Jesus already carried to the cross for you?
"We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way." Sin is wanting my way instead of God's. Jesus took the punishment that belonged to me.
Let's go deeper: Why does knowing your sin is fully paid for set you free instead of weighing you down?
💬 Conversation Starter
Have you ever broken something and dreaded telling someone? And then they forgave you completely? How did that change how you felt? The cross is that, forever.
🛡️ Defending the Faith
was written roughly 700 years before Jesus. The Dead Sea Scrolls prove it existed long before His birth. So no one could have written it after the fact. This prophecy matches the cross in detail. That points to a God who knows and plans the future.
For Dad · Go Deeper
"The LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all" is the doctrine of substitution, and it is the engine of a grace-first home. Here is the trap to avoid. Don't lead your kids toward behavior change without first anchoring them in being forgiven. When obedience is demanded in order to be loved, you raise anxious little Pharisees. When obedience flows out of being loved and forgiven, you raise grateful disciples. Tonight, before you correct a single attitude, make sure your children feel the relief of . Make sure you feel it too. The same applies to your own heart: stop carrying what Jesus already carried.
Draws on: Paul Tripp, New Morning Mercies.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You that Jesus carried my sin. Every wrong thing, fully paid for. We don't have to hide or pretend. Help us live free and grateful because of what He did. In Jesus' name, amen."
The Lord laid my sin on Jesus. So I can stop carrying what He already carried for me.