Sunday Summary (December 1)

"May I Introduce You" was the title of Sunday's message. During the month of December we are going to focus on the four Servant Songs from the book of Isaiah and on this past Sunday we looked at Isaiah 42. Here we are introduced the the Lord's Chosen Servant.

First we focused on the INTRODUCTION of the Servant in verse 1.
     This is a personal introduction as seen by the use of the word "my"

• My Servant
• My Chosen
• The one in whom My soul delights
• My Spirit is upon him

It is amazing to consider that this prophecy was written 700 years before Christ and each aspect was accurately fulfilled in Christ.

Next we saw the DESCRIPTION of the Servant
   He was described as a person of gentleness and faithfulness.
   His gentleness would be seen in his words and his ways
   He would not use his words to establish his credibility. His authority is more in his character than in   his command; unlike the rulers and monarchs of Isaiah's day and of our time.
He is gentle in his dealing with others. What comfort in the words: "a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench." (42:3)

Isaiah also looked to the faithfulness of the coming servant in stating that "he will faithfully bring forth justice." He will get the job done and will not fail as the nation had done. "He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth." He is faithful to complete what he has been appointed to accomplish. What a faithful Savior we have!

In verses 5-9 we saw the DECLARATION that God made.

All of this led to the CELEBRATION we can have because of the Servant.
We are called to "Sing to the Lord a new song," From the sea shore to the mountaintops we can and should praise the Lord. There is a real feeling of celebration in the words: "let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands." (vv. 11-12).

Several times in Isaiah 41 we read the phrase "Fear not" and this is ONLY possible when we have a personal relationship with the Lord's Chosen Servant. He whose birth we celebrate this month.

Still singing a new song because the prophesied one has come and will come again,
Pastor Mike