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“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…”
— Isaiah 53:4
Let us look at what the Word of God says. The lyrics you have given are taken directly from the Gospel narrative and then anchored in the prophetic word of Isaiah:
> “When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, ‘He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.’”
> — Matthew 8:16–17
Matthew is quoting Isaiah 53:4:
> “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…”
> — Isaiah 53:4 (ESV)
This passage stands at the center of biblical revelation about Jesus as the Healer of our souls and our bodies. It shows us:
The central theme of the “song” is this:
Jesus, the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53, is the Healer who takes our burdens, our sicknesses, and our bondages upon Himself, in order to set us free to serve Him.
### Isaiah: The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 53 is part of what scholars call the “Servant Songs” in Isaiah (chapters 42, 49, 50, 52–53). In this chapter, the Holy Spirit gives a prophetic picture of the Messiah hundreds of years before Jesus came:
Isaiah 53:4 stands near the center of the passage:
> “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…”
Then verse 5 continues:
> “…and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah speaks as if the event were past, though it was still future. That is prophetic perfect tense. God’s word is so certain that He speaks about the future as though it were already accomplished.
### Matthew: Jesus in Peter’s House
Now consider the New Testament context.
> “When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.”
> — Matthew 8:14–15
A few details are important:
1. Peter was married. Jesus ministered in a normal family setting. This is not an abstract theology; this is God stepping into an ordinary home.
2. Peter’s mother-in-law was incapacitated. She lay sick with a fever. The Greek suggests a serious, burning fever, something that completely disabled her.
3. Jesus touched her hand. There is no long ritual, no struggle. Authority flows through a simple touch.
4. Immediate result: she rose and served Him. The purpose of healing is not self-indulgence, but service. When God restores us, it is so that we may serve Him.
Then the scene widens:
> “When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick…”
> — Matthew 8:16
Notice:
Then Matthew gives the inspired interpretation:
> “…that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, ‘He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.’”
> — Matthew 8:17
Matthew says: What you just saw in Peter’s house and that evening healing service is the fulfillment of Isaiah 53:4.
In other words, Isaiah’s “griefs” and “sorrows” include physical infirmities and diseases. The healing ministry of Jesus is not merely a demonstration of power; it is the outworking of His role as the suffering Servant who bears our burdens.
To understand the depth of this truth, we must look at some key words.
### 1. “Borne” – Hebrew: נָשָׂא (*nāsāʼ*)
Isaiah 53:4:
> “Surely he has borne our griefs…”
The Hebrew word here is nāsāʼ. It means:
For example:
So when Isaiah says, “He has borne our griefs,” he is not saying that Jesus felt sympathy for our troubles. He is saying that He took them onto Himself as a burden, as guilt, as something to be carried away.
This is covenantal language. It is substitutionary language. What was ours came upon Him, so that what is His may come upon us.
### 2. “Griefs” and “Sorrows” – Hebrew: חֳלִי (*chŏlî*) and מַכְאֹב (*makʼōv*)
Isaiah 53:4 literally reads:
> “Surely he has borne our chŏlî and carried our makʼōv…”
In many English translations of Isaiah 53:4 we read “griefs” and “sorrows.” Those are not wrong, but they are incomplete. The Hebrew terms include:
Matthew, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, interprets “chŏlî” and “makʼōv” in physical terms:
> “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
> — Matthew 8:17
The Greek words there:
So the Holy Spirit Himself, through Matthew, tells us:
Isaiah 53:4 includes physical sickness and disease carried by the Messiah.
This means that the “Healer of Our Souls” is not merely a healer of our inner pain, but also of our bodies. The cross addresses the whole person: spirit, soul, and body.
Your “lyrics” are essentially the narrative of Matthew 8:14–17. Let us follow the flow and see the spiritual realities revealed.
### A. “When Jesus came into Peter’s house…”
This simple phrase declares a great truth: When Jesus enters a house, He brings the Kingdom of God with Him.
When Jesus walks into Peter’s house:
This is not just history; it is a pattern. When Jesus is welcomed into your house, your life, your family, the same Kingdom confronts:
### B. “He saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.”
Jesus does not overlook human suffering. He sees. He is not indifferent.
But notice the nature of the problem:
This is a picture of many believers. They are not dead, but they are lying down spiritually, incapacitated by some “fever”:
They are saved, but not serving. They are alive, but not active.
Or, in Isaiah’s terms, they are weighed down with chŏlî and makʼōv—sicknesses and pains that Jesus has already borne.
### C. “He touched her hand, and the fever left her.”
Two vital truths:
1. The touch of Jesus is sufficient.
There is no elaborate ceremony, no incense, no long incantations. One touch, in the authority of who He is, releases healing virtue.
Compare with:
The power is in the Person, not in the outward form.
2. The fever responded to His authority.
Luke adds a detail:
> “He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her.”
> — Luke 4:39
He speaks to a condition as one would speak to a person. This suggests that behind some physical conditions there can be a spiritual element.
When the Lord rebukes a fever, He is asserting Kingdom authority over everything that entered human experience through the fall.
### D. “So she got up and served him.”
This is a crucial pattern: Healing – Restoration – Service.
In Romans 12:1, Paul appeals:
> “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
Your body, once healed, belongs to God. It is His instrument.
Peter’s mother-in-law shows us the correct response:
When the Lord touches you, get up and serve Him—in your home, your church, your workplace.
### E. “When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons…”
The ministry now moves from an individual to the multitude.
There are two groups:
1. Many possessed with demons.
The word “possessed” can be misleading. The Greek is *daimonizomai*—to be demonized, under demonic influence. This can range from mild oppression to severe control.
2. All who were sick.
Physical sickness is addressed alongside demonic bondage.
We must understand:
The ministry of Jesus always confronts both:
To preach a gospel that deals only with forgiveness of sins, but not with demons or sickness, is to present a truncated gospel.
The full gospel is:
All grounded in the cross.
### F. “He cast out the spirits with a word…”
Here we see the method of Jesus: the spoken word in authority.
Mark 1:27:
> “For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”
Psalm 107:20 gives us a prophetic parallel:
> “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
Notice “healed” and “delivered” are joined to “his word.”
The word of God, spoken in faith and in the authority of Jesus’ name, carries both healing and deliverance.
### G. “…and healed all who were sick.”
The Holy Spirit is meticulous with words. It does not say “many,” but “all.”
Now, this does not mean every believer today will instantly receive healing. There are many factors—faith, timing, spiritual opposition, discipline, mystery. But we must never let our experience dictate our theology.
The pattern and revelation of Scripture is clear:
Healing is a manifestation of the goodness of God and a direct assault on satanic oppression.
### H. “…that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet…”
With this phrase, Matthew ties the entire scene back to the cross. The Jesus who heals in Peter’s house is the same Jesus who hangs on the cross in fulfillment of Isaiah 53.
“He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
What does this mean?
Galatians 3:13:
> “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us…”
The curse of the law (Deuteronomy 28) includes:
When Matthew quotes Isaiah, he declares:
Jesus’ healing ministry is the firstfruits, the outworking, of His redemptive bearing of our sicknesses and pains.
So the “Healer of Our Souls” is not a sentimental title. It is a legal, covenant-based ministry, backed by the blood of the cross.
We must move from theology to application. How do we respond to this revelation?
### First, we must recognize and accept Jesus as our Sin-bearer and Sickness-bearer.
Many believers accept Jesus as the Sin-bearer but have never fully embraced Him as the Sickness-bearer and Pain-bearer.
Isaiah 53:4–5 says:
> “Surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our pains… and with his stripes we are healed.”
We must make a deliberate faith decision:
This does not mean we deny reality. It means we align our faith with God’s declared provision.
### Second, we must bring our “house” under His rule.
Jesus came into Peter’s house and order followed. Many of God’s people want healing but do not truly want Kingdom order.
Bringing your “house” under His rule includes:
1. Repentance from known sin.
2. Renouncing occult or idolatrous practices.
3. Making Jesus Lord over your family life, finances, body, and schedule.
We cannot invite Jesus as a “guest healer” and keep the throne for ourselves. He comes as Lord.
### Third, we must employ the Word of God as a weapon.
Jesus healed “with a word.” The biblical pattern is:
Practical steps:
For example:
The Word in your mouth, when aligned with faith in your heart, becomes a powerful instrument of the Holy Spirit.
### Fourth, we must rise to serve.
When Peter’s mother-in-law was healed, she “got up and served Him.”
Many lose their healing because they slip back into passivity and self-centeredness.
If God touches you:
Service seals the work. You move from being a passive patient to an active disciple.
### Proclamation
Say this aloud, deliberately, as an act of faith:
> **“Lord Jesus Christ, I acknowledge You as my Sin-bearer and my Sickness-bearer.
> According to Isaiah 53:4 and Matthew 8:17, You have borne my sicknesses and carried my pains.
> You took my infirmities and bore my diseases on the cross.
> What You have borne, I do not need to bear.
> I renounce every claim of sickness, torment, and demonic oppression over my life.
> I bring my spirit, soul, and body under Your Lordship.
> I receive Your healing virtue into my body and my soul.
> With Your stripes I am healed.
> As You raise me up, I choose to serve You with all that I am and all that I have.
> You are the Healer of my soul, my mind, and my body.
> I declare it in Your mighty Name, Jesus. Amen.”**
### Prayer
Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for the revelation of Your Servant who has borne our sicknesses and carried our pains. I thank You that on the cross, Jesus took the full weight of our sin, our sickness, and our torment.
I ask now that the Holy Spirit make this truth real and operative in the life of each person reading these words. Where there is sin, grant true repentance. Where there is demonic oppression, expose and drive out every unclean spirit by the authority of the name of Jesus. Where there is sickness, release the healing power of the crucified and risen Christ.
Lord Jesus, step into their “house” as You stepped into Peter’s house. Lay Your hand on those lying down in weakness. Rebuke every fever, every torment, every spirit of infirmity. Cause them to rise up and serve You.
We acknowledge You today as the One who took our infirmities and bore our diseases. Let the reality of Your finished work at the cross be manifested in bodies healed, minds restored, and souls delivered, to the glory of God the Father.
In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
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