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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

THANK YOU JESUS!!




Can I just say that most of this is way over my head? As I have been reading through Isaiah I have been moving along gleaning from the other posts and praying that I have something to say when it is my turn again. I do know that these chapters are talking about the coming Messiah. Yay! I will do my best for Him.

Chapter 49 emphasizes that God has not forgotten Israel, but dealt with her through trials. There is hope for the captives, for Israel, and even for the Gentiles!One of our greatest failures is to trust in anything else but God. Also, we may tend to act as if our suffering is because the Lord is not able. Chapter 50 talks about how Israel rejected God and trusted in their own ways which lead to downfall. God remained faithful. As we move along through the scripture we see encouragement to look to the Lord, he is the one who offers comfort; He delivers those who have suffered from His righteous judgement.
Here is one my favorite verses of the day:


It is a wonderful privilege to tell the Good News! “Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.” Which brings us to chapter 53, written some 700 years before Christ’s life on earth. This prophecy gives the details of the suffering of the Messiah and the purpose. This prophecy pre-dates the first century by at least a couple hundred years. This is one of those things that makes God’s word so amazing!


Here is Isaiah 53 in my own words. The Messiah, savior of the world came to earth as an unpopular, unattractive, lowly human. No one recognized him as a king or anything close. He was rejected by everyone. He became everything that is despised and hated. He took on the judgement of all our disgusting sin. It was our punishment that he took on himself. Even though he was perfect he played the part of the worst criminal. He was crushed and beaten beyond human recognition. This was the Lord’s will for him to suffer for our sins. This is how we have peace with God. We still are like sheep who wander off out of safety. His sacrifice was to cover all our sin, past, present, and future. All this suffering was God’s will because He loves us and provided a way for salvation to all people who except Him. THANK YOU JESUS!!
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  1. BarbaraAugust 23, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Amy, I couldn't agree with you more about not understanding some of these verses or knowing what to post - believe me I have had the same thoughts. BUT you did a wonderful job today. Your pictures say the same as the scripture - our Lamb the son of God come to save the world. How beautifully you put these verses!! Great job.

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  2. MindyAugust 23, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    LOVE the pictures you used today Amy!!! This is one of those moments for me when God does the "connecting" things together from different areas areas of our lives with same theme. I have been teaching my high school Bible class about the medical aspects of the suffering of Jesus through the flogging and beatings and His crucifixion. Did you know that our English word "excruciate" is derived from the suffering on the cross? "Ex" means "out of" and "cruciate" means "crucifixion". The horrible suffering of our Lord and Savior through the barbaric things the Roman soldiers did to Him and the wicked, evil, disgusting, vile, and horrific sins He took on for all past, present, and future sins should cause us to fall on our faces in praise, worship, and extreme gratitude!!! Sometimes we take what He did for us and how much He truly loves us for granted and we need to be reminded anew what He did for us! Wonderful post Amy!!!

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  3. BootsAugust 24, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Amy, you did a great job with your post. I think we all have admitted to having a hard time but despite the hard time the post on this chapter have been great. I know there are times I read something and say, "WHAT???", then I read the post and say, "Oh so that's what that meant" I can only say to you and everyone else, "keep up the good work because it really has helped me."

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