Good News

Isaiah 52 and 53 hold a beautiful Messianic picture. The picture of a servant. The picture of Jesus. Isaiah points God’s people to His compassion. The servant will bring good news, announce salvation, and declare before the world that God reigns. It is easy for us to see Jesus in these words. We know that He went to the cross to create a way out of sin, guilt, and shame. We know that the path to salvation leads us into the heart of God. Jesus died so that you and I might live. By His wounds, we are healed. Through His sacrifice, we experience salvation. What is not always easy to see in the words of Isaiah 52 and 53 is ourselves. To look like Jesus means to live like Jesus. To be the servant of God. To announce the good news of Jesus to the world around us. To announce salvation and proudly declare through our words, thoughts, and actions that our God reigns! You and I serve when we share the life of Jesus with those around us. It may be in words or it may be with deeds, but you and I are called to serve. When the world scorns us, rejects the message, or ridicules our belief, we know what it is to be wounded. But wounds are healed when we walk with Jesus. Just as Jesus gave His life, we are called to give ours.