Read Isaiah 53. Jesus is inviting us to walk in light and have fullness of life through the forgiveness of our sins. However, oftentimes we try to isolate ourselves from God or from others. Maybe we are anxious that we're not enough or we're ashamed of decisions we've made. If we focus on our sin, shame, or unworthiness, we stay in the darkness, but that's not what God wants for us.
Read the text carefully again and see what word or phrase sticks out to you. Why do you think that is meaningful to you?
What are the parallels between the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53 and Jesus?
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Holy Week: April 15
Read Luke 23:1-56. The very people who should have understood and rejoiced at Jesus' coming are the ones shouting for His death. The religious leaders cannot acknowledge Jesus' identity because He does not fit within their expectations. Read the text carefully again and see what word or phrase sticks out to you. Why do you think that is meaningful to you? In what ways do you struggle to accept Jesus' authority in your life because He calls you to live in challenging ways?
Holy Week: April 14
Read Isaiah 50:4-10. For the Lord GOD will help Me: In the midst of all this suffering, humiliation, and pain, the Messiah has an unshakable confidence in the help of the Lord GOD. Can we have the same confidence in God? Despite knowing the agony awaiting Him, the Messiah will have a steadfast determination to obey the Lord GOD and follow His way. His face will be set as hard as a flint, and nothing will turn Him aside. This was exactly fulfilled in the life of Jesus, who was determined to go to Jerusalem, even knowing what waited for Him there. Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51) There are two kinds of courage – the courage of the moment, which requires no previous thought, and a “planned” courage, which sees the difficulty ahead and steadfastly marches towards it. Jesus had this kind of courage; He could see the cross on the horizon, but still set His face like a flint.