“The View from Above” invites us to see the cross from heaven’s perspective, where pain meets purpose and suffering becomes salvation. Isaiah 53:7–12 reveals the Servant of God who bore the weight of human sin in silence and surrender. Jesus, oppressed and afflicted, stood before His accusers without defense, taking upon Himself the wrath we deserved so that we might receive mercy we could never earn. From this vantage point, grief transforms into understanding, and the seeming defeat of the cross becomes the triumph of divine love.

Through the obedience of the Son, God’s justice and mercy converge in a single, breathtaking act of grace. Isaiah’s prophecy unfolds the story of redemption—from the tomb prepared by a faithful disciple to the victory of resurrection. Christ’s humility becomes His glory, His suffering our song, and His intercession continues for all who believe. The cross, far from an end, marks the beginning of eternal hope and the assurance of salvation.

Seeing from above reveals God’s unshakable plan: what appeared as defeat was always deliverance. He was crushed for our sin so that we might rise in His righteousness. This is the heart of the gospel—the eternal view where heaven declares, “It is enough.” How might keeping this heavenly perspective transform the way you see suffering and sacrifice in your own life?