Isaiah VI
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6 ESV)
Guilty
When we make a list of guilty folk, we easily place figures such as Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Osama bin Laden on our list. Perhaps you would add people like Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, or John Wilkes Booth.
But it is surprising that when God looks at mankind, the most guilty person of all is His Son, Christ Jesus.
Not because of any Sin of the Christ. He is sinless. But because in God’s eyes, which should define our understanding, His Son is very, very, very guilty.
In fact, the Sin of every Christian (both Old Testament believers and New Testament believers) are placed in Christ’s ledger book. God calls Him guilty, even though it is OUR Sin that He is guilty of.
This is an unusual concept, and looks so unjust and unfair in our eyes. But God’s eyes see differently. He saves His people, not just with a whimsical wave of His hand, but by moving OUR guilt onto Christ’s truly innocent back.
And so God calls Him guilty, instead of us.
God calls Him guilty, instead of me.
God calls Him guilty, instead of His people.