Isaiah 42
Sing the New Song of the Suffering Servant!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, February 8.
The first of the four Suffering Servant Songs is found in Isaiah 42:1-9, followed by a song of praise, which begins with a command in verse 10, “Sing to the Lord a new song, sing His praise from the end of the earth!” This same phrase was used in Psalm 98 as a call to the God of Mission to bring His salvation to all the nations. What a triumphant conclusion to the prophecy of the Messiah, foretelling His responsibility to establish God’s justice in the Earth, as Isaiah 42 proclaims:
Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not be disheartened or crushed until He has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law. … I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, and I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon and those who dwell in darkness from the prison. … Behold, the former things have come to pass, now I declare new things; before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.
Seize the moment and sing the new song of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ – “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9).
God bless you!
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