Through The Bible in a Year - April 8, 2026

“He shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days... Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many... he bore the sin of many and makes intercession for the transgressors.” – Isaiah 53:10, 12

Strange wording. We’ve been told our Savior was cut off from the land of the living. He made His grave with the wicked. Yet now: “He shall see his offspring. He shall prolong his days.”

As though He’s alive. As though the grave could not hold Him. As though death was not the victor. As though the death penalty for sin was fully paid, and now that the penalty has been satisfied, death itself is conquered.

So, the same One who experienced agonizing death for us is alive again. The Prophet Isaiah says, “Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied. By his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.”

What does this mean to your soul: He who was totally pure took the full and ultimate penalty for your sin. If you could believe that’s real—that sin comes off of you and onto your Savior—that you are accounted righteous because of him. If you could believe that His righteousness would become yours, what would the effect be in your heart? You would be reconciled to God and rejoicing in the righteousness of his provision.

These are the two halves of the gospel: Not only is our sin is removed by Christ’s death, but His righteousness becomes ours through his life, God’s love for Him, God’s approval of Him, is ours because our sins are forgiven and Christ’s righteousness is ours.

Thank God this is not just an ancient prophecy. It’s the reality of what is happening at this very moment for all who trust that Jesus bore our sins and rose the victor over death. That’s what Isaiah says. Jesus did not only accomplish something wonderful in the past; He’s doing something wonderful every day. Says Isaiah, “He bore the sin of many and makes intercession for the transgressors.”

This same Jesus who is no longer confined to the grave is at the right hand of God making intercession for you and me. Jesus is praying for you. Jesus is praying for you right now.

2,700 years before you were even born, the Lord’s prophet promised that Jesus would be interceding for you now. This very moment, the Son of God is at the right hand of the King of Glory saying your name and praying for you.

Respond: Do you believe this? Can you believe this? That right now—this moment—Jesus is praying for you? Knowing your sin, your weakness, your failed expectations, your past that you can barely think about—He’s praying for you. How does knowing that change how you face today? What about how you pray today?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are praying for me right now. You know everything—my sin, my shame, my secrets—and You’re still interceding for me before the Father. I don’t deserve that. I can’t earn that. But You give it freely. Thank You for taking the penalty of my sin. Thank you for providing the righteousness that I lack. And, thank you for praying for me. I am at peace because of you. Thank you. Amen.