Jesus - A Man of Sorrows – A Wonderful Savior!

Isaiah 53; Isaiah 54; Isaiah 55; Isaiah 56; 2 Peter 2
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Isaiah 53

1 Who has believed our message?
To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.

12 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

Observation

When you start feeling sorry for yourself just go back and read Isaiah 53 and think about what Jesus did for you. Read it slowly. Think about it.

Sometimes we think that our lives should be all happiness and trouble free, but that is wrong thinking.

Jesus said in John 16:33, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." In this world you will … you definitely will have trouble. Count on it!

This shouldn’t cause you to be depressed or sad if Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior.

I like the promise in Isaiah 43:1-3, ““Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. 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. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior."

We will go through rough times. He promises us that He will go through those rough times with us and we will experience His peace.

Application

I will thank the Lord for enduring such pain and suffering for me.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for allowing Jesus to die and suffer on the cross for me and for everyone else that puts his or her faith and trust in Him. I don’t deserve the life I get to live. I am so blessed. Direct my paths today and help me please You with the way I live out this day. You are a Wonderful Savior. Thank You for dying on the cross in my place so that I could experience the life that I am now getting to live.

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