Isaiah 53- Jesus Was Born in a Humble State (TMF:492)

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Peace to Live By: Isaiah 53- Jesus Was Born in a Humble State (TMF:492) - Daniel Litton
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       Continuing in the passage, speaking of Jesus now, it says, “For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not” (Isaiah 53:2, 3, ESV). From the very beginning, when Jesus came to this world he was born in a humble state. We are all familiar with the story of Jesus being born in a barn for animals, lying in a manger. It is so interesting how God works. Out of all the places to be born, Jesus in born with animals and is laid down in a trough, which became his makeshift crib. Jesus deserved the best, to be born in the best place possible, but that was not what God had in mind. God confuses everyone by becoming the servant of all, for Jesus, as God, is lowly and gentle in heart.