DEVOTION ~ MAN OF SORROWS

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Theme: Man of Sorrows 
Text: Isaiah 53:2&3

2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.



Divinely the prophet Isaiah foresaw what will become of the Saviour of the world. This Saviour is Jesus Christ that had a humble beginning to the end of His life. He wasn't born among the rich neither was He raised as a Prince that men should serve Him all His days but He came as a normal man born and kept in the Manger. How the world thought He will rule did not turnout that way for that reason, He was despised my His very own people.

Christ suffered the death on the cross not because He was guilty, but for the will of the Father to be done in saving the lost souls (of which you and I are enjoying today). If those who shouted aloud "Crucify Him, crucify Him" had any idea who He was (for it has not been revealed to them) none would have dare touched Him. His every friends (disciples) deserted Him for fear of being put to death too. He really bore sorrows that cannot be numbered. Dear beloved in the Lord, let's learn from the Saviour that suffering is a part of attaining the glory. We need to learn to seek God more in the days of trouble and when it's difficult to pray, we out to pray the more.



Prayer: Dear God help us to build faith when sorrows surround us. Make us to see You and Your victorious power not the circumstances present that we can remain hopeful till the end in the name of Jesus Christ have we prayed. AMEN! 

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