I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED

The servant in Chapter 42 is Jesus. While Jesus' early ministry was to the house of Israel, it is obvious that His ultimate ministry was to extend to the Gentiles as well. Jesus first came as a servant and a meek man. His second coming will be a man of war.

The Israelites rejected Jesus when he first came. God assured them that even though they rejected Him, He would redeem them. The theme of redemption appears 22 times in the Servant passages of Isaiah. We as Gentiles can be redeemed also by accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
Redeemed how I love to proclaim it
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Redeemed, Redeemed, His child and
Forever I am.

When the Lord returns, He will bring destruction to the unbeliever. We as believers are to sing praise and glory to the Lord. I have read the end of the Book and we win. Sing Praise, Sing Praise. The unbeliever makes a graven image than fall down and worship it and pray to it and ask it for deliverance. He tells them that this is pure folly. Thank God, we believe in the one and only true deliverer. Sing praise, sing praise.

Chapter 44:28 is a very important verse because it shows Isaiah was truly a prophet of God. In this verse, Isaiah names Cyrus, King of Persia, as deliverer of the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. The amazing thing about that was he named him 140 years before it happen.

How can we read all these prophetic events and deny the reality of God. I am so thankful that God made Himself known to me so I could accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. How truly Blessed I am.