Because He Came ... the words of Isaiah came true.
Isaiah 61:1-2 Version (NKJV)
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
Isaiah spoke this approximately 700 years before the birth of Christ.
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:Luke 4:16-21 (NKJV)
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
There are many stories in the New Testament that prove Jesus did what He came to do. How could Isaiah have known 700 years before that Jesus would heal the blind and set free those that Satan had oppressed? He knew because the Holy Spirit revealed it.
On this Christmas morning, over two thousand years after He came, my prayer is that you have the faith to accept what a wonderful gift we received ... Because He Came!
Click on each day's link to read a new reason to praise because He came:
Day 1 - I Have Life Everlasting
Day 2 - I Have Abundant Life
Day 3 - I Have Peace
Day 4 - I'm Not the Old Me
Day 5 - There is Healing
Day 6 - I Can Be Strong
Day 7 - I Have Someone Who Understands
Day 8 - I Have Someone Praying for Me
Day 9 - I Can Be Fruitful
Day 10 - I Have An Advocate
Day 11 - I Have a Shepherd
Day 12 - I Have a Burden-Bearer
Day 13 - The Broken Heart Can Heal
Day 14 - I Have What I Need
Day 15 - I Have a Friend
Day 16 - I Have a Big Brother
Day 17 - I Know the Truth
Day 18 - I Have Light
Day 19 - I Have My Everything
Day 20 - We Have Superfood!
Day 21 - I Have a Precious Stone
Day 22 - Time off - no post!
Day 23 - Time off - no post!
Day 24 - I Have Living Water
Day 25 - Prophecy Was Fulfilled
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Click on each day's link to read a new reason to praise because He came:
Day 1 - I Have Life Everlasting
Day 2 - I Have Abundant Life
Day 3 - I Have Peace
Day 4 - I'm Not the Old Me
Day 5 - There is Healing
Day 6 - I Can Be Strong
Day 7 - I Have Someone Who Understands
Day 8 - I Have Someone Praying for Me
Day 9 - I Can Be Fruitful
Day 10 - I Have An Advocate
Day 11 - I Have a Shepherd
Day 12 - I Have a Burden-Bearer
Day 13 - The Broken Heart Can Heal
Day 14 - I Have What I Need
Day 15 - I Have a Friend
Day 16 - I Have a Big Brother
Day 17 - I Know the Truth
Day 18 - I Have Light
Day 19 - I Have My Everything
Day 20 - We Have Superfood!
Day 21 - I Have a Precious Stone
Day 22 - Time off - no post!
Day 23 - Time off - no post!
Day 24 - I Have Living Water
Day 25 - Prophecy Was Fulfilled
Its amazing to see scripture fulfilled like this!!
ReplyDeleteThe words of both Isaiah and Luke soothed my weary soul as a sat in my beloved church sanctuary on Christmas Eve. There is such restoration in stopping in the midst of the bustle to hear The Word.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!