Good morning! Let us walk in Our Lord’s peace as we go out on this Tuesday that He has given us!
Read Isaiah 42:1 – 9.
As you read this clearly Messianic passage announcing the coming Savior, it is important to remember that these words were written about 700 years before the birth of Christ. And as if to underscore the significance and surety of this prophetic declaration about His Son, The LORD tells us (vv 9): “Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”. My friends, what a wonderfully powerful, yet personal God we have! He has such an intimate love for His children that He is willing to openly share His plan of salvation and restoration with us. And before we move on to address today’s scripture, think about this – there is no other religion, no other worldview, that coherently deals with the issue of evil in the world; and provides an answer, a remedy for that evil, like what is conveyed to us through the Bible. That is, a loving, just, and holy God sending His own Son into a fallen world as a sacrifice and to redeem all of mankind – and through His own sacrifice, reestablishing a relationship with every person willing to believe.
So, let us examine some of what our Good God says about His Son in today’s reading:
vv 1 – God the Father upholds Jesus, delights in Him, and has given Him His Spirit.
vv 1 – 3 – These verses are directly quoted in Matthew 12; and we see the details walked out by Jesus as we read all of the gospel accounts.
vv 4 – God declares that His Son will not fail!
vv 6 – The LORD Himself says He has called His Son in righteousness; and that the LORD will hold His Son’s hand. What a glorious picture! And through His Son, The LORD establishes a new covenant, and also gives light to the Gentiles. Here is how the apostle Paul relates this “extended invitation” and new covenant in Ephesians 2: “Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”.
We who were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
My brother, be encouraged today! God loves you, and He has shown you His love through His Son. Let us praise Him for all that He has done for us, today, and always! Amen!