May 23

Isaiah 53
“Who has believed our report?” It is amazing that we can have the greatest news that anyone could ever receive and yet so many will not believe? It is the old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.” The Old Testament prophets, the Apostles and the witness of the church could stand and sing in chorus with Isaiah and say, “Who has believed our report?” Isaiah then looks 700 years down the prophetic hallway and describes the beauty of our Lord in His crucifixion and His accomplishment. He did not take the worldly form of leadership that we desired. He took our grief, our infirmities, our sorrows. He paid our sin debt in our place. In doing so, He suffered unimaginable spiritual, emotional, mental and physical pain. The Father asked Him to do this to pay for our sin. He did it because He loved the Father and because He loved us. The result? The Father exalted Him and then gave us to Him. Unbelievable? Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john