Reading:
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in
whom
my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring
forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor
cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he
not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring
forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged,
till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for
his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and
stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which
cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and
spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in
righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give
thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To
open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and
them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am
the LORD: that is
my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise
to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and
new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and
his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and
all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let
the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their
voice,
the villages that
Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them
shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the
LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
Commentary:
Christ is called by the Father "My servant in whom My
soul delighteth". The Father delighted in the Son, for the Son
was willing to come to earth and save man. The Spirit of the Father
would then be put in Christ (without measure), and Jesus would "bring
forth judgment to the Gentiles." This is the judgment of the
Gospel which says, "For the sake of the blood of My Son, I
forgive all the sins of the world…..My Son has made peace between
us". We then who believe this to be true have a wonderful
promise from God, "A bruised reed shall he not break, and the
smoking flax shall he not quench…" This means God will not
quench your weak faith, dear believer. Whereas the brown spot on the
side of the reed normally causes the reed itself to bend and break in
the wind, God promises not to allow us to break. Similarly with the
smoking flax. As the tiniest spark produces the smallest smoke, so
He will not throw water upon the smallest spark of our faith. "God
is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are
able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye
may be able to bear it."
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