Broadcast
The Lord's Chosen Servant - Part 5
Isaiah 42:5-7
01/12/2024
5 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:
6 ``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,
7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the
prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those
who sit in darkness.'' (ESV)
God the Father recognized Jesus as His beloved Son when
Jesus was baptized to take upon Himself our sins. Isaiah wrote,
almost six hundred years before Jesus was baptized, about the
Father commissioning His Son as the Redeemer.
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.''
Jesus showed that He is the righteous Son of God by
fulfilling the demands of God's Law on our behalf. He took our
sin and gave us His righteousness. This was for all people from
the beginning of time until our Lord returns to judge the living
and the dead.
The Gospel accounts in the New Testament are from
eyewitnesses who saw Jesus heal the blind, raise the dead, and
make the lame walk. By His death He defeated death, freeing us
from the prison of our sins.
There is much more to learn about Jesus than we can discuss
in these short devotions each morning. Please join us at Trinity
Lutheran Church on Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. to hear more of
our Savior's love for you.
May our Lord grant you the peace of knowing your sins are
forgiven. Amen.