03/31/2022
Isaiah 53:3-4
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
I’m filled with sorrow. I feel grief. Just thinking is exhausting. When someone dies, these emotions arise. Isaiah is speaking about Jesus in this passage. Though I want to focus on sorrow and grief. When I feel sorrow and grief, I often want to retreat within myself or try and medicate with addiction. I wonder if you can relate to that?
But, Isaiah tells us that Jesus is a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Then he goes on to share a great truth. He says, “Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows.” Therefore, I do not need to carry my sorrow and grief on my shoulders. Jesus is close to the brokenhearted and crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). I want to encourage you, believers, to allow the Lord to move in your life in times of sorrow and grief. Draw close to Him because He’s already close to you, for those who do not know the Lord. Jesus is not unfamiliar with your hurts. Please come to Him, and He will give you rest.
Bomp, thank you for showing me what a man after God’s own heart looks like.
