Ponder again on what we just read: It pleased the Lord to bruise Him and make His soul an offering for sin; He’d bring forth seed that would prolong His days, His influence, and establish His rule forever. It answers the question the prophet asked in Isaiah 53:8: "....who shall declare his generation?"
We're his seed, declaring His days. The pleasure of the Lord prospers in our hands. We-the Church-are ones declaring who He really is and His plan of salvation for all mankind. We bear witness of His deity and continue all the beautiful things that He began, both to do and teach (Acts 1:1); His miraculous works and teachings about the Kingdom of God, which He continued through the Apostles. They in turn, delivered the same teachings to others, and finally, it got to us. And we’re carrying it on until He returns.
He said in John 20:21, "...as my Father has sent me, even so send I you." We’re His ambassadors. We’re His witnesses. We’re the effulgence of His glory, the dispensers of His love, righteousness, grace. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I’m so thankful for the love and the grace that you’ve lavished upon me Thank you for expressing yourself to the world through me. I am the effulgence of your glory, the express image of your person, and my life is a manifestation of your praise and glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
