-By Grace: A Suffering Servant
-Isaiah 52:13-53; Ephesians 2:1-10

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6)

Isaiah 52 and 53 portray Christ so clearly, and yet were written more than 700 years before His birth. How is it possible for anyone to miss Jesus in these verses? To whom else in history could these words possibly apply? What other "servant" has been so "highly exalted?" (52:13). What other "highly exalted" one has been "despised" (53:3), "stricken by God" (53:4), "pierced," and "crushed" (53:5)? Further, how could a mere human take upon himself "the iniquity of us all"?

The odds that all of these prophecies do not apply to the God-man--Jesus--are astronomical. And yet, unbelievers still will not be convinced. They will not see Jesus here. Why? Paul says it best in 1 Corinthians 2:14:"The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."

Men love the darkness (John 3:19). Only God's Spirit, by grace, can shine the light of truth into them. Will you let His light shine through you today?
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Many believe that being born again is a result of our faith. But the scriptures teach the opposite. Dead men don't decide!
--(Ephesians 2:4-5)

--Haven Today