By Your Wounds

Isa 53:5

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” NKJV

The verse above is two sided, let me explain:

The bible says that by His wounds we are healed, meaning those who truly believe in Him and put His word into practice they are healed by His wounds. The other side here is that those who don’t believe in Him or rather choose to take their own path; by their own wounds they will be healed. The wounds of Jesus are only limited to those who believe and the rest will be healed by their own wounds. Typical example is that of infidelity. 

Col 3:18-19

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. NKJV

Since either of them found it not worth it to keep God’s word but rather chose the way of infidelity if he/she wants to keep the marriage then he will have to endure all the beatings: yelling, harsh words, judgements, and deny himself of all his needs knowing that he is now a sheep on slaughter to save his marriage. In this case, the wounds of Jesus will not work for him since he disregarded them but his own wounds and pain (which we don’t know how long that will last) will assure his wife that he truly repented from his sin and truly loves her. Then the wife will be healed and regain trust and he himself will be healed and there goes the marriage again on a clean slate. To sum it up we can say that for every reaction coming from bad actions will lead to healing if you truly repent from your wrong doings, endure the consequences of your actions and begin to obey the word of God.

Why pay the price if Jesus already paid it for you?