Worship the Lord’s Exalted Servant - Easter in Isaiah

“He is Risen.”

“He is Risen Indeed!”

        Easter Greetings in the Name of the Lord’s Servant, Jesus. His resurrection is the foundation of our faith. If Christ is still dead, we are still in our sins, and are to be pitied for false hope. But Christ has been raised (1 Cor. 15). Jesus’ victory over death, His vindication in humiliation was written about 100’s of years beforehand. One of many examples is the majestic Isaiah 52:13-15.

10 “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,

and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,

he will see his offspring and prolong his days,

and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

11 After he has suffered,

he will see the light of life and be satisfied;

by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,

and he will bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,

and he will divide the spoils with the strong,

because he poured out his life unto death,

and was numbered with the transgressors.

For he bore the sin of many,

and made intercession for the transgressors.   (Is. 52:10-12 - NIV)

        Worshiping and celebrating the Risen Servant with you,

        Kerry   

Worship the Lord’s Exalted Servant

He Suffered for Us, Yet Is Alive Again – Isaiah 53:10-12

        It would take a work of God for the glory of Easter to surpass gory Good Friday. Who has ever been as mistreated as Jesus was that day? But that is the good news of the gospel. Jesus was not only slain for us – the Righteous for the unrighteous – He was raised, vindicated. He is now to be celebrated, worshiped.

        That is the message of Isaiah’s fourth “Servant Song” (52:13-53:12). In this miraculous prophetic passage, Jesus, the Lord’s Servant, is shown as both despised and exalted, dead yet alive again. He can offer us new life, a future resurrection.  Is He your King?

The Lord’s Servant will Succeed!  (52:13-15; cf. 53:10-12)

·         Like Palm Sunday, this “Servant Song” begins with exaltation

·         He will be Rightly Exalted though Appallingly Abused

The Lord’s Servant is Humiliated for Us (53:1-9; Rom. 5:1-11; 10:16)

·         We despised, rejected, disrespected Him (1-3; John 1:10-13)

·         He suffered, faced God’s wrath for our sins (4, 5; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:24)

·         God’s sacrificial Lamb, slain for, by us sinners (6-8; Acts 8:32, 33)

·         He died with sinners, but was buried with the wealthy (9; Matt. 27:57-60)

Why Did God Treat His Servant So?  (vs. 10-12; Acts 2:23)

 For His Vindication.  Killed, He lives Again  (vs. 10)

…the Lord makes his life an offering for sin (Rom. 3:25; 1 John 2:2; 4:10)

he will see his offspring and prolong his days  (Ps. 22:30; Rom. 1:18; 6:9)

the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand  (52:13; Phil. 2:7-11)  

 For Our Justification. He is Satisfied to Save us (vs. 11; Rom. 5:18, 19)

After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied (Heb. 12:1, 2)

my righteous servant will justify many… bear their iniquities (2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:1-11)

 For His Exaltation: Now, Ultimately  (vs. 12; cf. 9:7; Rev. 20-22)

“a portion among the great… divide the spoils with the strong” (Is. 42:1; Rev. 5:8-10)

“he poured out his life… bore the sin… made intercession…  (Rom. 8:1)

•  Easter is the Greatest “Success Story”; HIS!  (52:13, 53:10)
•  Through His suffering and death, Jesus paid for our sins, conquered death & provides justification
•  Jesus, the Lord’s Servant, is completely vindicated, satisfied, rightly glorified.
•  Are you in submission to Him? Is your life given to Him? (John 3:16, 36; 5:24; 10:17, 18)

“He is Risen.”

“He is Risen Indeed!”