The prophet Isaiah saw a glimpse into the future of what the Messiah would be. God would send Jesus, God in the flesh, into the world. The Christ was to suffer and to be crushed by the Lord. Why? To bring salvation from sins. To help us overcome the weakness of the flesh and be brought into eternal relationship with God. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would;

"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Isa 53:7-10 (ESV).

What a tremendous and mysterious gift we have in Christ. Jesus’ death brought life and we live our lives in the flesh so we can learn how to die like Jesus did.

Sunday morning sermon on 12/11/2022 by Jimmy Hyde.