He Told You So

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“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”  – Isaiah 53:6


Tell me what will happen in the year 2512?

If indeed you took a stab at it and tried to predict what might happen 500 years from now, there is no way you would have the specificity or details that Isaiah revealed in Isaiah 53.  It was written 500 years or more before the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Yet, it specifically calls out the things that would happen to this man.

The story of God’s plan of salvation was foretold precisely to the leaders of Israel, long before they brought charges against Jesus Christ. 
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;” (v.5)
“he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,” (v.7)
“By oppression and judgment he was taken away.  Yet who of his generation protested?” (v.8)
“Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin” (v.10)
“After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge[f] my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.” (v.11)

We move about our daily lives and carry on as if all is well.  The bible is the Holy Word of God.  Written over the course of thousands of years, but intricately woven together with precision and accuracy that could never have been contrived by mankind.  What God revealed to the people of Israel through the prophet Isaiah, was ignored when it actually happened 500 years later.  Here we are 1985 years (or so) later since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and we are lost sheep, following our own way.  Jesus told his disciples about the end days, Paul through several letters told those who would listen about the return of Christ and Daniel, Zachariah, Ezekiel and John captured the prophecy of the end times in many places throughout the bible, yet how many of you actually believe that Christ will return any moment and usher us into eternity?  Are you living like He could return while you are reading this?  What are you going to do when that prophecy comes to fruition?  You’ve heard it told a thousand times, you know we’re supposed to be living as if it could happen at any moment, yet we continue to live as if it’s just a nice story.

I’m challenging you today to think about the Bible as a more than a book of stories, but as the Word of God.  Handed down and given to you that you might become educated and know what is to come, so you will not be caught off guard on that day of reconciliation.  Our Lord is coming just as He promised, I want to be ready on that day, even if it’s today.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
You are amazing, wonderful and loving.  You have provided for us, You have given us Your word and Your promise for salvation.  Thank You for Your grace and mercy throughout my life.  Thank You for the act of sacrifice as You gave Your only Son for my transgressions and iniquities.  I trust in Your word as the truth and I ask for Your guiding help in my days to prepare my heart and soul to be with You on that day of reckoning.  Forgive me for my sins against You and against my fellow man; and breathe life into me that I might stand strong for Your word when challenged.  In Your precious and Holy name I pray – Amen.
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