I remember learning this adage early in my Christian journey: The only way to truly comprehend the good news of salvation found in Jesus is to understand the bad news concerning our sinful condition before a Holy God. Our verse today shows two sides of one coin. If the “bad” side describes the universal problem of sin that affects ALL humankind (Psalm 14:1-4), the other side describes God’s remedy (Isaiah 53:4-6). This is one of several verses in Scripture that every follower of Jesus should memorize and be ready to recite to a world that needs to know of their true predicament.

Chris Adomanis