Isaiah 42 v 6-7
I,
the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.
I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people,Israel
as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.
7 You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people,
as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.
7 You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
Isaiah 42 is a wonderful picture of the Messiah
coming to ransom Israel
For the New Covenant believer it is a rich
tapestry of all the glorious grace we have through our new birth in Christ.
Friday’s Five is five great truths about
Christ that our now within every believer:-
I
have called you to demonstrate my righteousness – Christ was the demonstration of all the
attributes of God to man. When people looked at Jesus they looked into the eyes
of God. Now Christ lives and works through every believer, we are the
demonstration of God to a fallen and lost world. We have been made righteous
through his death and live through his resurrection.
I
will give you to my people – He gave himself for
me. Christ identified with me, my sinfulness and I died with Christ at the
cross. The life I now live is one of union with Christ.
You
will be a light – Christ is the way, the truth and
the life. He is the shining light of God glory in a work of darkness and hate.
Likewise with Christ living in me, I am Christ ambassador in this dark world.
Christ living through me is the light to everyone around me.
You
will open the eyes of the blind - Christ opened my
eyes, when I was blind. I was lost but he found me, he lives in me and reveals
himself to me. More than that he gave my eyes sight to see the riches of his
grace and the glory of his abundant love.
You
will free the captives – Christ proclaimed freedom
to the captives and broke the chains of oppression that hold us in prison. New
life in Christ is freedom from the demands of the law and liberty in the
glorious union of the spirit. Every believer is free from the law, its
performance, guilt and condemnation.
Free to live a life of joy, adventure, rest and peace with the unbroken
heartbeat of God.
Christ is the answer to every problem that
we face, every dilemma that rises up, he is the life in our hearts, the peace
inside our soul, the reassurance when we are afraid and the love when we feel
unloved.
His amazing interwoven union inside our
spirits is the life that fills us with joy.
His grace is the power to be accepted and
not be rejected.
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