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Isaiah 63
Jesus echos the words of the prophet Isaiah in:
Why did Jesus come:
1.
To proclaim good news to the poor
This is the gospel.
And what is the gospel?
So, the gospel is this: repent, turn from your sin, embrace a new idea..and that is that the kingdom of heaven has come near...
Or, Jesus is here accept Him...
Paul puts it this way:
2. To proclaim freedom for the prisoners and to
3. recover sight for the blind
4. set the oppressed free
It is not likely that Jesus is talking about literal prisoners here as He is referencing:
Which notes a release from darkness...
Which parallels
So, Jesus is likely talking about those who are in bondage, likely from some sort of spiritual oppression, whether it be by their own doing or circumstantial...
Now, is likely the Israelites in Isaiah, or the Jews in Luke would probably associate this with their bondage in Egypt...
Nonetheless, Jesus is likely saying that he has come to set people free..
For us, it is likely not a literal bondage either, but a spiritual or emotional one..
Because of our sin, we have sold our soul to the devil…he like to keep us in bondage…but, there is freedom found in Christ!
Likewise, he came to open the eyes of the blind…based on the context here, He is likely talking metaphorically blind, those who can’t see His kingdom...
However, we do know that Jesus literally restored the sight to the blind as well...
All this to say:
Jesus doesn’t want you in bondage...
And, finally,
5. To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
Jesus is likely talking about the year of Jubilee where the debts would be wiped clean and prisoners would be set free...
Hence what Jesus came to do, set you from your bondage and pay the price for your debts...
So, I think we have a good backdrop for the point of todays message:
Jesus wants to set your free!
Let’s talk about what this freedom looks like:
Read Hebrews 3-4
This is what freedom looks like:
Resting in Him and hearing His voice..
This thought comes up 3 times in these two chapters
Freedom happens when we find our place in the Lord’s rest..
Where we can hear His voice!
So, what are some obstacles to find our place in the Lord’s rest?
Rejection or Disbelief
In Acts 3 Peter and John are arrested for healing a man who was lame from birth and for preaching Christ’s resurrection
When questioned, Peter says
The pharisees and other leaders of the church saw the things that Jesus did, yet they rejected Him, rather than surrendering to Him...
Don’t be like the pharisees, who, though they saw, rejected Him!
Here’s the thing, we can see God do things, but then forget or choose to not believe that it is from God!
Don’t be like them!
Find a place of rest in the Lord!
Today, if you hear the Lord’s voice, don’t reject it!
Come to Him for freedom!
Allow Him to free you from the things that weigh you down!
I want to end with a couple more Isaiah verses
Do you want to allow Jesus to do something new today?
Do you want to find freedom this morning?
Do you want to rest in His perfect rest?
Do you want to hear from the Lord this morning?
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