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A Joyous Prediction Series
Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Continuing our Christmas series on joy we begin in Genesis Chapter 3 and follow the revelation of God, through the book of Isaiah, of the Messiah He will bring to restore His creation to Himself.
-- Consider: He has accusers; He has back-stabbers; He has gossipers; He has deceivers; He has people who tear him apart …. Do we? Of course!
- He suffers loss; He deals with tragedy; He is cast out even by us (v4)
- APP: There is nothing we go through that we can’t identify with Him about
-- He bore our grief; He is a man who bore our sorrows; relates to fallen world
- Read Isaiah 53:5-7
- Because of what He will do, there is a restoration of what you and I owe today
-- Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death!” (This is our debt; what we owe)
- What does He do during the trial? He is silent; direct fulfillment of this prophecy (Mark 15:5; John 19:9)
- Read Isaiah 53:8
- In Jesus’ arrest, trial, and execution even the Jews will be clueless to this action
-- No one will understand the revelation coming true here!
- Read Isaiah 53:9-12
- Where was Jesus buried? In the rich man’s tomb (Joseph)
- Yet, even though He had done no wrong; it was God’s will to crush Him
- To be crushed for the sin of creation from Genesis 3 was God’s desire
- Isaiah 53, Verse 11 is the missing piece of the puzzle of the revelation
-- All of our shame, the head of sin and death is crushed by the actions of Him!
- All of our sin, rebellion, hatred, actions; Result: We are made holy and blameless
- Prophesied in the OT … Revealed in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Conclusion
- Christmas brings about lots of longing for reunion, presents and man-made joy
- However, why do we have this longing? Why do we desire this joyous stuff?
- Because of what is behind it at the very core of our being … the REVELATION
- What is behind it is the meaning of the true joy is what we must possess
What is the Meaning?
- 1. It is that GOD would crush the head of the enemy and restore us to Himself
- Our longing, our hope, our desire is that the Bible tells us He will return
-- Not as a baby, not in a manger, not in a stable, not as a poor man
-- But, as a King who brings with Him the eternal reward that we long for
-- Christmas is not about presents; but about the ultimate present God brings
- 2. It is the fulfillment of Genesis 3 where Jesus is first spoken of
-- He brings the restoration to mankind for our inequities
- If we spend all of our time celebrating ourselves, we MISS the meaning
- Don’t fall into the trap; the Lord demands our worship b/c He is faithful
- His promise given in Genesis 3 is revealed in the birth of the Messiah
- We in turn, must stay faithful to Him and follow HIM; worship HIM
- See you Christmas morning, 10:45 right here … don’t miss it
- Pray
