Daily Devotionals
Devotional: June 16th
Isaiah 52:1-15
The Holy Spirit has one primary task on this earth: to direct the believer’s gaze to Christ and His suffering. All the exhortations to listen, awake, be separate lead also to the presentation of a person – Christ, the Messiah of Israel. He is the Messenger who brings good news of peace, good and salvation (v. 7). He is equally the Servant who deals prudently (v. 13). Thus, in summary, we have before us His words and His works.
Truly there is ground for amazement and astonishment in meditating upon the inexplicable down-stooping of the Son of God (v. 14 completed by Isaiah 53:3). His "marred" visage witnessed against an ungodly world what it cost that perfect Man to go through it. So it is right that God has now exalted Him, extolled . . . and very high", until He appear in glory. Then kings will shut their mouths when they see Him. But the redeemed will never be silent. Like the watchmen of v. 8, in spite of the tiredness of the long vigil, they will lift their voice in a song of triumph, for they will see Him face to face.