|
His Obedience
“The Lord God hath opened Mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back” (Isaiah 50:5).
These words can only apply to the Lord Jesus as He submitted to His Father’s will. As to His suffering at the hand of man, the next verse tells us, “I gave my back to the smiters, and My cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not My face from shame and spitting” (verse 6). He was indeed the victim of extreme abuse and intense suffering. The heart of man came out in all its awfulness and hatred against God and His Son.
However, the Lord gave His ear to hear the will of God His Father. He would not turn back from that. He had said, “I came down from Heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me … . Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father.” (John 6:38; 10:17-18).
What a wonderful theme we have for our heart’s meditation today … His obedience to His Father’s will.
|
