Like my last post I have more revelation of our being a Christ one as shared today on my Face book account, to follow.
Today we learn why Emmanuel came as the man Jesus in humanities flesh, the second Adam, and not as He was seen by Old Testament people described as being an angel. Nor was He any longer a shadowy figure but rather flesh and real even though He was and remains the ancient of days. For He came in this fashion to restore to humanity what Adam lost of his spirit being in the Genesis 3 record. The secret hide in GOD known in the Old Testament as the Messiah in Hebrew and to us as the Christ in Greek’s New Testament record. As in Jesus so again in receptive believing man. Restoring receptive humanity as Christ one’s to GOD again, in relations fellowship with Him again, as known in Genesis 2’s record.
“Jesus, the Ultimate Example of Faith's Results”
By Pastor Hoekstra
“The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary . . . The Lord God has opened My ear . . . I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. For the Lord God will help Me; therefore I will not be disgraced; therefore I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed.” (Isa 50:4-7)
“In our previous prophetic verses, we saw that the promised Servant of the LORD God (Deu 18: 18-19) would undertake His Messianic mission through faith in His heavenly Father. " My God shall be My strength" (Isa 49:5). These verses depicted Jesus as the ultimate example of faith. Now, a corresponding prophetic passage reveals the blessed consequences of trusting in the promises made of Him as LORD. Herein, we see Jesus as the ultimate example of faith's results.
Once again, the prophetic parties are the Messiah and His heavenly Father. The confessions of Jesus (trusting in the Father) comprise the prophetic statements. "The LORD God has given Me the tongue of the learned." Jesus was "discipled" day by day by the Father (certainly using, in part, His godly parents). "The LORD God has opened My ears." This equipped Jesus to minister to burdened lives snared by sin and held by its chains: "that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary." In fact, people were amazed in general at the manner in which He spoke. "So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth" (Luk 4:22).
As Jesus would trust in the Father’s faithfulness, He would also be prepared for the mounting difficulties that He would face. "I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting." In approaching the cross, these prophecies of Jesus (and the enablement He found through depending upon the Father of spirits) were fulfilled. "Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands" (Mat 26:67). Though He knew all of this awaited Him before He came to Jerusalem that last time, He put His faith in the Father. "For the LORD God will help Me; therefore I will not be disgraced; therefore I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed." The Father of spirits helped Him. He marched on resolutely to keep His redemption and salvations secret appointment at the cross. "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" (Luk 9:51). These are the wonderful consequences of faith.”
Father, Your Son, my Savior and LORD, was prepared, strengthened, sustained, and used through faith in Your faithfulness. I need to experience in my own life these same blessed results of faith. Please build my faith, more and more, for Your glory and service, as a promised Christ one again for this I Thank You and say the qualifying Amen. Having repented before You in obedience and humbled humility of heart to receive redemptions door opened for my receiving Your planned salvation as a Christ one, again.
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