This Scripture in 1 Peter 2 reminds us of the power of the wounds of Christ, how we were healed by them, and that Jesus took our sickness and disease upon Himself. We see the same concept in Psalm 103:1–5, where it speaks of remembering the benefits of God and how He heals all our diseases.
The idea is this reminder of the redemptive power of God in our lives and through the cross: how physical healing also flows to us, but how there is also healing of the heart, healing of the soul, and healing of the spirit.
We also see this idea of the sheep that has gone astray. In Matthew 18, we find that the shepherd goes after one; how much more after 'all who have gone astray '. Peter shows that Jesus is the SHpeherd who came for us:
“But you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25).
Jesus, the Shepherd, came for all of us who have gone astray. He is the Shepherd of our souls who died on the cross, paid the price for our sin and our sickness, and now takes His position as the Shepherd of our souls so that we would no longer be astray. He left the ninety-nine and came for us—for me, for you, for the one.
I also think it is so powerful that Jesus tells Thomas to place his hands in His side. He shows His wounds to His disciples, reminding them of Isaiah 53 and, in essence, preaching the gospel through that reality. The Jewish people would be reminded of the prophecies, and the Gentiles as well would be reminded of the prophecy of Isaiah 53: that this is the Messiah, the One who was pierced for our transgressions.
The idea is this reminder of the redemptive power of God in our lives and through the cross: how physical healing also flows to us, but how there is also healing of the heart, healing of the soul, and healing of the spirit.
We also see this idea of the sheep that has gone astray. In Matthew 18, we find that the shepherd goes after one; how much more after 'all who have gone astray '. Peter shows that Jesus is the SHpeherd who came for us:
“But you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25).
Jesus, the Shepherd, came for all of us who have gone astray. He is the Shepherd of our souls who died on the cross, paid the price for our sin and our sickness, and now takes His position as the Shepherd of our souls so that we would no longer be astray. He left the ninety-nine and came for us—for me, for you, for the one.
I also think it is so powerful that Jesus tells Thomas to place his hands in His side. He shows His wounds to His disciples, reminding them of Isaiah 53 and, in essence, preaching the gospel through that reality. The Jewish people would be reminded of the prophecies, and the Gentiles as well would be reminded of the prophecy of Isaiah 53: that this is the Messiah, the One who was pierced for our transgressions.