He
Was Despised And Rejected –
A
Man Of Sorrows,
Acquainted
With Deepest Grief.
Scripture
Isaiah
53
2 My servant
grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green
shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
3 He was
despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
4 Yet
it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
5 But
he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
6 All
of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.
7 He
was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
8 Unjustly
condemned,
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
9 He
had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.
10 But it
was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
Observation
The
prophet Isaiah wrote Isaiah 53 about 700 years before the birth of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I didn't include the entire
prophecy but when you get a chance read the entire chapter so you can
see for yourself just how accurate Isaiah describes our Lord and what
He went through for us.
If
you are going through physical and/or emotional suffering right now
or maybe both, it is helpful to know that God understands suffering.
He has felt it.
If
you are suffering injustice, if you have been wronged by someone,
Jesus certainly understands what you are going through. He was
Perfect. He never sinned. And yet look what He endured so that we
could have eternal life.
Don't
try to get revenge. Don't try to get even. Let God take care of it!
Romans
12:19
19 Dear
friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of
God. For the Scriptures say,
“I
will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
Application
When
I suffer, either physically or emotionally, I will trust in the Lord
to get me through the difficult time.
How
about you?
Psalm
30:5
..
Weeping may last through the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
Isaiah
43:2-3
2 When
you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, there is so much injustice in this world. Don't let me try to
get even when I am wronged. Help me to forgive and let You take care
of paying the person or persons back. I realize that I am a sinner
just like they are and I have wronged people in the past too. Thank
You for being a God of grace and mercy. Help me to be full of grace
and mercy too.
I
pray for those who are locked in the prison of un-forgiveness! Give
them the capacity to forgive so they can be set free!
Thank
You Jesus for suffering for me. Thank You for paying the price for my
sins with Your own body on the cross.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 53,54,55,56; 2 Peter 2
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