October 6: Tuesday — Isaiah, the Gospel Prophet
Read
- Isaiah 6:1–8
- Isaiah 53
Summary
- Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up, and the sight of God’s holiness made him see his own sin.
- He cried out that he was undone, because he was a man of unclean lips.
- God did not leave him in his guilt, but sent a seraph with a live coal from the altar to take away his sin.
- Only after he was cleansed did Isaiah hear God’s call and answer, “Here am I; send me.”
- That pattern still works in us, for God first shows us our need, then cleanses us, then calls us to serve.
- God gave Isaiah a message that looked beyond his own day to the coming Messiah.
- Hundreds of years before Jesus was born, Isaiah said that He would suffer and die for us.
- He wrote that we all like sheep have wandered away, and that God put all our sins on Jesus.
- So the sin that separates everyone from God was met by the sacrifice that saves everyone who believes.
- This is why Isaiah is called the Gospel Prophet, for he preached the good news of salvation through Jesus long before Jesus was born.
Understanding Isaiah, the Gospel Prophet
- Isaiah, the Gospel Prophet points us to the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.
- Isaiah first experienced God’s holiness, recognized his sin, received cleansing, and then accepted God’s call to serve.
- His message also looked forward to Christ’s suffering and death.
- Isaiah 53 reveals the hope of salvation through the One who would take our sins upon Himself and suffer in our place.
Question
- What hope can you take for yourself from what the prophet has revealed about what Christ’s death has done for us?
Answer
- I have wandered away like a sheep, but Christ took my sin and suffered in my place so that I can be saved.
Reflection
- As I read Isaiah 53, do I see myself in the sheep who wandered away, and do I see Jesus as the One who took my place?
Takeaway
- God told your story long before you lived it, and Jesus carried your sin long before you knew you needed Him. Let that hope turn your heart to worship.
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