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Isaiah 53:5 – Ra Ra Religion
Ra Ra Religion (Isaiah 53:5):
The Physician’s Assistant meant well, but her theological pablum did not feed my soul. After surgery I had my post-op appointment. Because I waited three years, my crushed nerves “might heal in a day, a year, or never heal”. That was her medical opinion. Her theological opinion was, “by His stripes we are healed”. She correctly quoted Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24, but did she correctly interpret? If so, no believer should suffer. Is that your experience? I retorted, “Many Christians suffer without ever being healed. Our hope is not in this life but in the resurrection.” In failing to comfort others we too can innocently make the same mistake. Get Well cards aren’t designed for the terminal ill.
There is a profound difference between optimism and hope. An atheist can be optimistic because optimism is a denial of current reality. Only a Christian can be hopeful. Hope accepts reality but denies the sickness, paralysis, birth defect, or death of a child, has the last say. Hope takes courage of heart and soul. Optimism is a chemical reaction within the brain or a reaction to a ra-ra friend. Optimism sees the glass half full. Hope is waiting on the living water in an overflowing glass (Psalm 23:5). Drop the sincere but fake smile of optimism. Preach hope. It is the Great Physician’s remedy.
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