Isaiah 53:1-2
Who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the Arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He grew up before Him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him,
and no beauty that we should desire Him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces He was despised,
and we esteemed Him not.
Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed Him stricken,
smitten by God,
and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions;
He was crushed for our iniquities;
upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with His wounds
we are healed.
Isaiah 53 is living and active. We could be speaking of Moses in his 80's tending his fathers-in-law's flocks. Or we could be thinking of David, by passed by his father, Jesse, for being the youngest and least worthy. Samuel, the Rabbi and Prophet, had to order Jesse to fetch David, and they all stand, to wait for David to arrive before them, David had been doing his father's work in the fields. Samuel heard the Lord speak to Samuel and say the Lord would choose. Based upon the heart, the Lord could see.
As we continue down Isaiah's 53rd Chapter, we can see this sad situation is redeemed by Jesus, the Savior of the world.
Psalm 22 says
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads
This is certainly a sorrowful remembrance of Good Friday. And Psalm 23 bursts upon us!
Psalm 23 now reveals,
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord
forever.
The Scriptures are like Praise music song progression.
What is song progression in music?
Put simply, a chord progression is a series of chords played in sequence that all work around a key. The Scriptures are about Jesus Christ and the people who are following Jesus to their flawed nature and abilities.
Isaiah 53 is hard to think of as Jesus and His ministry. Not difficult at all to think of Good Friday and Isaiah 53. And really Jesus wanted His longest discussion with His Disciples in John 14, 15, 16 and 17 to be the Joy Jesus has in Life. This Life.
During November, December and January, Edward and I encountered several illnesses. I had the worst cold for decades. Then Edward and I had norovirus, which led to Edward's colon bleed and Critical Care in the Hospital. And then we learned something new about Covid.
It turns out the home tests for Covid have expiration times. In November, I took a Covid home test and it was negative. But for 3 weeks, I just couldn't get up and go. I sat very still for three weeks and did nothing, nor went anywhere. Edward needed the doctor after coming home from the Hospital, he took a home test and it said, "Negative."
When we got to the Doctor's office, they ran a flu, a strep throat and a Covid test. Edward had Covid. Every symptom I had, Edward had. I was completely fine being near Edward with a mask and plenty of 99% virus kill Lysol.
The new information is - home test for Covid only with new Covid tests. And Edward and I found when past Covid, you have a week of feeling great and then a week of saying, I need to go rest, right this exact minute. And you should.
The other portion is Covid really is more like a nasty cold or flu, but with a slower recovery. And I wore masks to run errands and everyone gave me the non-verbal, "Why do you have a mask on?" Generally, I explained my husband has Covid, but I am fine.
The January Hospitals are full. With Flu and Covid. Perhaps, maybe, it's time Hospitals suggest masks should be worn in the Hospital. We did during Swine Flu too.
We are still Profoundly Grateful for the people who prayed for Edward to recover. He wasn't eating, there was no reason to suggest his own body would heal. And did after an hour of prayers that arrived. We are Grateful!
Life is a Process and we are SO GLAD TO BE ON THE MEND!!!!!
Abba, Father,
Father, You have said
All these blessings will come on you
and accompany you
if you obey the Lord your God.
The Lord will send a blessing on your barns
and on everything you put your hand to.
The Lord your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
The Lord will establish you as His Holy people, as He promised you on oath,
if you keep the commands of the Lord your God
and walk in obedience to Him.
We believe Your blessing Father God,
for ourselves,
the ones we Love,
the People You have given us.
We believe Your Blessing for Our Jesus and Scripture believing Churches.
We believe this for Your people around the world.
We will believe this for Our Nation.
Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ.
Help us find and bring
to become
more Heaven
to this earth.
And the Nations of the world,
Your Good Creation,
Calling upon You.
And in Jesus - this Hope,
Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus.
Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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