Isaiah 42:1-9
When the world you live in
sees it’s foundations being shaken, a world where Christians who give to the
poor all over the world and bring the gospel of love and life are often in
distain, but Muslims whose mandate is to kill anyone who is not of their
religion, and has women on the level of slaves is not referred to as evil. This current darkness tells us it’s OK for a
man to marry a man and a women to marry a women, when even nature tells us that
is foolish and God has commanded a man to leave his father and mother to marry
a young women is no longer the norm, in fact this upside down world we live in
refers to good as evil and evil as good. We find ourselves in this current
darkness, and you do not have to be Christian to understand the foundations are
being shaken. You do not have to be
a follower of Christ to look for a leader who can step on the world scene and
bring order to this present darkness we are living in.
Isaiah, God’s prophet, gave insight to such a leader 700 years before He came on the
scene, and many commentaries give a list of options to whom the Lord’s chosen servant is,
but beware of finding truth in commentaries, they are opinions, some have great insight,
others are at best the thoughts of man. I was taught and believe the Bible is the best
commentary, it requires studying, and asking the Helper (the Holy Spirit) to allow us to see
and understand what is needed this day to live life to the full. So as we explore these nine
verses, beginning with verses 1-4, “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom
my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He
will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not
break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He
will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the
coastlands wait for his law.” Certainly this is the leader that upside down people are looking
for, chosen by God, who will bring forth justice to the nations. God goes on to remind us He
is our Creator, and that He is totally in charge. This leader will be a covenant and a light for
the nations and He will open the eyes of the blind, many are blind in our churches today,
looking to a political party, and not to the only one who can change the hearts of people.
Verses 5-7, give us this information; “Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens
and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath
to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: “I am the LORD; I have called you in
righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for
the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners
from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.”
How we need to believe that our God tells the truth, and when this present darkness is
found in our churches and neighborhoods, our cities, counties, state, and nation, see us
acting in accordance with God’s Word, they will listen. Ponder on verses 8,and 9, “I am the
LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. Behold,
the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth
I tell you of them.” Many in the church today place their priest, or pastor in a place of
worship, God calls this an idol, and is clear He will not share His glory with your child,
your husband, wife, or pastor. God so loves you that He told Isaiah to inform us about
what He was going to do 700 years before it happened. Now turn to the book of
Matthew 12:15-21, I’m only going to show you verses 15-17, “Jesus, aware of this,
withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not
to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:”
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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