Suffering Servant

See, my servant will prosper; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.  Just as there were many who were appalled at him – his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness – so will many nations marvel at him, and kings will shut their mouths because of him.  For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand. 

Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?  He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.  He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.  He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.  Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.  Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.  But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

– Isaiah 52:13 – 15  &  53:1 – 5

We begin reading Isaiah 52:13 where it says, “See, my servant will prosper; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.”  So Immediately we know who God is speaking about in this passage of scripture written in Isaiah!  You guessed it!  Jesus (Yeshua), The Messiah!!  And what is so FASCINATING about this whole passage of scripture written in Isaiah 53 is that it gives a detailed account of Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) existance!  It mentions how Jesus (Yeshua) was marred and took the lashings for ALL our sins.  He was disfigured beyond human recognition and many were appalled at him, but just as many were appalled at him, many nations will Marvel at him and kings will shut their mouths because of him!  The next part of this scripture that Isaiah prophesied I find quite Significant!  He said, “For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.”  I truly believe Isaiah was prophesying about a time yet to come in the future where God’s chosen people Israel will behold their Loving Savior, Jesus (Yeshua), finally seeing with their own eyes what they were never told and finally understanding what they never heard before!  Then God, speaking through Isaiah, goes on to say something profound!  “Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”  Has the arm of the Lord been revealed to YOU Today??  Will YOU believe this message from God?!!  Jesus (Yeshua) IS The Message!  You see, Jesus (Yeshua) grew up before God like a tender shoot in dry ground…  He had nothing in his appearance to draw anyone to him!  He was despised, rejected by men, and familiar with suffering!  He was not esteemed by people even though he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows on the cross!  Rather, he was considered smitten by God and afflicted!  Yet Here is one VERY IMPORTANT thing to catch…  He was Pierced for our transgressions!  He was crushed for our sins on the cross!  The punishment that brought us Peace was upon him instead of us!  And by his wounds we are healed!  Jesus (Yeshua) was Indeed the Perfect, Spotless, Lamb of God, because he was both the Son of God as well as the Son of Man – birthed by God’s Holy Spirit into the flesh – which made him the Perfect sacrifice!  You see, No earthly, Imperfect, human being could Ever have been sufficient enough to SAVE the Whole world on the cross, because they could not put an end to sin FOREVER!  They would have to continue making sacrifices to atone for their sin!  Only Jesus (Yeshua) could Save the Whole world because he IS God’s Son which makes him Eternal and Everlasting!  That means that Jesus (Yeshua) was the Only One who could make Everlasting atonement for ALL sin for ALL time!  Jesus (Yeshua) took all the lashings of sin upon himself and bore the cross ALL For YOU!!  That is how Much he LOVES YOU!!!  And he’d do it a million times Over again Just For YOU!!  What An AMAZING Savior You Have in Jesus (Yeshua)!