50:7
So the servant has made this decision to resolutely carry out the task for which he was sent. How is he to manage to do this task? This task which on all human levels will result in him being disgraced. The answer is that he will not actually be disgraced because the Sovereign Lord helps him. There may be times when we have to make difficult decisions, and we need two things. One is to be committed to the Lord, so that our hearts are directed towards Him. The second is to know that in carrying out His work we will receive help from God Almighty.
50:8,9
Jesus would be vindicated by the Father. He would be raised from the dead, and then would ascend to heaven to be seated at the Father’s right hand. Jesus could face any accuser, but so also can we. In Romans 8:33 Paul asks “who can bring a charge?”, note the similarity with thi verse in Isaiah. Why can we be confident? Because the Lord has justified us, Jesus is our righteousness.
So we are helped by the Lord, and justified by the Lord. So many may seek to bring charges against us, or to attack us, but in doing so they have to contend with the Lord Himself, so they will only succeed in wearing themselves out.
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