Isaiah 42: 1-9
The Lord's Chosen Servant 42 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, 5 Thus says God, the Lord, |
How many times have we said, or heard, the phrase ‘I promise’, only for nothing to happen. In today’s world it has become a throwaway phrase, trite words that often mean nothing to the person saying them.
God, however, is different. When He promises something, that promise is ALWAYS kept. These verses from the prophet Isaiah are a promise from God about the future coming of Jesus to earth where He will be, as Eugene Peterson puts it in The Message: a Man who will not call attention to what He does with loud speeches or gaudy parades. He will not brush aside the bruised and the hurt, and He will not disregard the small and insignificant, but He will steadily and firmly set things right.
In this Advent season, we celebrate the coming to earth of God’s only Son Jesus, a promise fulfilled. As Jesus walked this earth, He showed us the way to God in everything He did and everything He said.
God told us Jesus would be the Light of the World, stepping down into the darkness of our hearts and setting us free. All we have to do is let Him in.
Steven and Kit L