Day 1
Isaiah 53
There is, however, an old saying that goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” This was certainly the case with Jesus Christ. It was not what
men saw, but what they could not see that made Him extra-ordinary. In fact, Paul touches on this very line of thought in Philippians 2:5-8. Here, Jesus is pictured as One who has concealed “His heavenly fame in an earthly frame.” Jesus was willing to come and live in this world, in poverty, and He was willing to surround Himself with common men and sinners so that His real beauty might be seen. Think, for a moment, about His life:
•Born to peasant parents.
•Born in a manger, not a palace.
•Poverty His constant companion.
•His Disciples were just common fishermen.
•Common peasants were His most devoted followers.
•His death was among the condemned and wretched.
•His church, for the most part, is made up of the lowly.

Many might think that such a man is not worthy of our love, devotion and worship.
*HIS PAIN
He Suffered Pain At The Hands Of The Soldiers – He was forced to endure excruciating pain such as:
Beating…Scourging….Spitting..
Mockery….Beard Plucked From Face…. Stripped…Nailed To The Cross.
He suffered all that He did and yet, He was God in the flesh! Isn’t it astonishing that the One who has all power in Heaven and in earth would endure what He did, and do so without opening His mouth, Isa. 53:7! Yes…Jesus could have spoken the word and the very iron in the nails would have crawled back into the earth at the voice of the Creator. If He had so desired, He could have disbursed the molecule of His executioners with a single thought. But, His love for sinners was so great that He refused to condemn. Instead, He willingly took our sins upon Himself and died in our place. And, when He did speak, it was to forgive and not condemn -What a Savior!
* HIS PAYMENT
In dying on the cross, Jesus did what no other could do, He satisfied God’s righteous demands for the payment of sin.
Jesus paid the price and the bill will never come due again.
* HIS PLAN
God will still hold us accountable for what we do and will convict us, and chastise us if we do not repent, Heb. 12:6-12. It does mean, however, that we have been declared righteous by God and that nothing will prohibit us from being with Him in a perfect, sinless condition some day. What I am trying to say is this, my flesh commits sin, and will until I lay it down, but there is a part of me, and you, if you are saved, that has been sealed and cannot be contaminated, Eph. 4:30. You see, God has chosen to see, not as we are, but as we shall be when we are changed into His image! By the way, this is alright with me!
Jesus desires that men come to Him for salvation! He desires this so much that He has flung the doors of salvation so wide open that anyone who desires to be saved can be! I know I’m right there!
* HIS PLACE
The Bible tells that after He died, He was placed in a grave and then 3 days later, He arose from the dead. At this time He ascended back to Heaven and made the atonement for our sins by offering His blood on Heaven’s mercy seat. Then, 40 days later, He ascended back to Heaven where He sat down on the Father’s right hand to wait for the fulfillment of the Father’s plan. No man has seen Him, yet the Bible tells us that He is in a place of honor today.

Have you bowed before Him and acknowledged Him to be the Lord of Lords and King of Kings? Have you bowed at His feet?