We find Jesus throughout all the Scriptures, not only in the New Testament but also profoundly revealed in the Old Testament, where countless prophecies announced His coming as our Savior, Redeemer, and Healer. Every prophecy spoken about the Messiah pointed directly to Christ, and each one was fulfilled with absolute precision when Jesus came to earth in the form of a man. Nothing failed, nothing remained incomplete, for God is faithful, true, and just. His Word never returns void, and in Christ we see the perfect fulfillment of everything the prophets announced.
The Bible says:
16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:16-17
Before this event took place, the Scriptures tell us that Peter’s mother-in-law was sick with a fever, and Jesus simply touched her hand and immediately she was healed. This small detail shows us the tenderness and authority of Christ. He did not need long prayers, rituals, or ceremonies. His very presence carried power, and His touch brought restoration.
In the Gospels we read many miracles performed by Jesus, and they are so numerous that the apostle John expressed: “If everything Jesus did were written one by one, the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.” John uses this expression to teach us that the miracles we read about are only a fraction of what Christ truly did. His earthly ministry overflowed with acts of compassion, healing, liberation, and restoration.
Beloved brothers, our God is powerful, and those healings recorded in Scripture were not random events; they were part of the divine plan. Each healing, each deliverance, each miracle fulfilled what had been prophesied centuries earlier. Jesus was not improvising; He was fulfilling the eternal will of the Father and confirming that He truly is the promised Messiah.
The phrase “Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” is profoundly rich. It points not only to the physical healings Jesus performed but also to the greater spiritual work He carried on the cross. He did not merely heal diseases during His ministry; He came to bear the ultimate burden of sin, suffering, and death. He took our pain, our guilt, our shame, and our brokenness upon Himself. He carried the weight of humanity’s corruption so that we could receive forgiveness and eternal life.
Imagine for a moment the immense burden Christ carried. Every sin, every transgression, every sickness, every sorrow, all placed upon His shoulders. The sins of generations past, present, and future—all converged on Him at Calvary. This was not a light burden; it was a crushing weight that no human being could ever bear. Yet Jesus endured it fully out of love for us.
And this is why we must worship Him. Every healing, every miracle, every fulfilled prophecy leads us to the greater truth: Christ came to redeem our souls. The physical miracles were signs pointing to the ultimate miracle of salvation.
Jesus did not come only to alleviate temporary suffering; He came to bring eternal restoration. The cross was the greatest act of love in history, and His resurrection the greatest demonstration of power.
Therefore, beloved, let us give honor and glory to Christ every moment of our lives. Let us remember that He bore our sicknesses, carried our infirmities, and took our sins upon Himself. He fulfilled every prophecy, He completed every work, and today He continues to heal, restore, and save all who come to Him in faith.
2 comments on “Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses”
He Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses
====================
A sinner pardoned by the Lord Jesus Christ, a sinner who has had conscience of his sins, someone in whom the Spirit of God has worked, and who feels in his mind and spirit that he is bound for Hell—that person, certainly, is glad and joyful when Jesus meets him in his way.
And the man we have in view today was indeed a sinner: he was the Samaritan that was protected and healed of leprosy by the Lord. He came back to meet Jesus and show him his gratitude for the assistance he had been given by the wayside.
And, no doubt, he would be much more grateful to the Lord for the fact of being delivered from the flames of hell forever.
The Bible says:
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
Matthew 8:16-17
All that people healed by the Lord must have been grateful to him; but few times do we read they recognized all the good received.
Jesus himself was astonished because, after he had healed ten lepers, only one of them, a Samaritan, came back to acknowledge Him for his help.
“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?”
(Luke 17:17)
At this moment I think that some of us ought to be aware of the great benefits we have received from the Lord: what he has done to help us in our lives; and the best part is that he has given us eternal life. Yes, we should feel gratitude for what he is and what he has endured—which is so much—for us, and for the blessing of being a child of God.
Help us, Lord, to be grateful people for your blessings and your love for us sinners, so that we can please you with our good works and devotion. Amen.
AMEN.