ISAIAH chapter 53

1: Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

The answers to these two questions have not changed, since being asked thousands of years ago. Very few believe what the bible says, so only a few are ever made aware of the reality of God and His provision of salvation.

2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Many use their “good looks” and charisma to achieve their goals in life, and to draw others into submitting to their control and influence. Jesus didn’t look like a movie star, He drew people into His heavenly family by loving the “unloveable,” and leading them by EXAMPLE.

3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Jesus did not have an easy path to walk while living here on earth, as His own people were His worst enemies. Jesus was safer in a crowd of sinners, than He was in the temple among the scribes and priests. As is true today, many are ashamed of the very One Who died to save them from their sins.

4: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Jesus did not do ANYTHING to deserve the sorrow and pain He received here on earth, and on the cross. His Father had to either punish Jesus for our sins, or punish us for our sins. THANK GOD Jesus accepted the wrath of God upon Himself, so we could be redeemed and saved from our sins.

5: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

It was all for US people! He died and suffered in our place, so why not repent of your sins and receive Jesus Christ as YOUR Lord and Saviour?

6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

No human being has lived a sin free life, with the single exception of the Lord Jesus Christ. This means all need to be saved from their sins, are face eternity and God with “sin on our soul.” What a waste, when unbelievers choose to remain in their sins and reject the precious blood of the Lamb of God! If you reject God’s provision of salvation, you will discover by experience “what it means to fall into the hands of a living God.” (as an unbeliever)

7: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Jesus had nothing to say, because He was actually the One in charge as He was being questioned by the civil and religious authorities of the day. He had already said all that He intended to say regarding the false charges made against Him. He had made up His mind to die for us, and THANK GOD He had no intention of changing His mind!

8: He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Jesus was cut out of the land of the living, which means He died for us. All believers need to declare the “good news” of the gospel of salvation (1 COR 15:1-4), so as many sinners as possible will be saved from their sins.

9: And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Jesus is the King of Kings, but He certainly did not have a “royal” type burial. He was treated like a common criminal, even though He was 100% innocent of sin.

10: Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Why would God the Father be pleased to punish His only begotten Son, in such a horrific manner? While the thought of Jesus Christ becoming sin on our behalf is beyond human comprehension, the Godhead knew it was the ONLY WAY salvation could be made available for all human kind. Jesus already paid for your sins on the cross, so don’t add insult to injury be ignoring your need of salvation from sin and death…

BTW When Philip preached Jesus Christ to the eunuch in Acts chapter 8, he referred to Isaiah 53 as proof the Old Testament was “preaching Christ” in prophecy:

Acts chapter 8

32: The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

33: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

34: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

35: Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

 

brother Charles

July 21^st, 2008

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How To Deal With Terrorism & Totally Defeat The Monster

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

How To Deal With Terrorism & Totally Defeat The Monster

America & her allies for the past seven years have been fighting never seem to end war against a disastrous monster called, “TERRORISM” after the 9^th September 2002 attack on the infamous World Trader Centre (WTC), that day the world was shocked with horror, a great and mighty nation like America has been brought to her knees.

Thousands on that fateful day lost their lives, loved ones will live never to meet again, the news was carried over the media, and Christians all over the world went on their knees for intercession, fear & terror swept the heart of the free world-never in history has such kind of venomous hatred been unleashed against a nation by greedy individuals whose hearts are bent on doing & inflicting evil on humanity, it was such an awful day of injustice by man against man.

But one funny thing happened on that very day, to the surprise & amazement of everyone, some countries who are avowed enemies of freedom poured out into the streets with unprecedented hysterical idiotic show of cowardice chanting , "death to America, death to Israel, death to Europe, death to Christianity, death to the Jews, the world watched in horror as the drama was going on, it was on that day that the Devil unmasked his hatred to all the lovers of freedom, it was on that awful day that man in his low estate learnt the greatest lesson of his life, it was on that dreadful day that we came to recognize that apart from God, no matter how scientifically & technologically advanced we have attained, the we are nothing & at a zero point, man on that day learnt a lesson of eternity & how to trust God with all his heart, we saw how frail and feeble the children of Adam are, everyone, both great & small went on their knees before God in prayers, on that day was the sword of the mighty broken, on that day-the feeble became strong.

To the present, the war is just beginning, to some-it is a war to end all wars, to others it is just a beginning of a new era of tyranny, but to a child of God-it is just a warning from God to his people & the entire world, a wake up call to all them that are at ease in Zion, a call to prayer & spiritual warfare, a wake up call to reality, godliness & sobriety.

In this article, I will pinpoint some certain secrets to winning  the war against evil, you don't just wake up one morning & begin fighting evil, doing that would result fatal casualties & total defeat, such a person will be disgraced by Satan.

For a person to fight, there needs to be a thorough preparation on the part of the individual or group, because we do not fight evil with physical strength, that is why the battle against evil is reserved to God & his people, it is God's people that have the necessary weapons required to combat & defeat evil, please you should note that I did not say that God's people have the weapons to stop evil, evil cannot be stopped, only Jesus could do that at his return.
What I am saying is that it is only God's people that have the ultimatum to temporary deal with evil.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)

Can you say amen to that, in preparation to dealing with evil, you must know that as a child of God, you possess the final authority from heaven to deal with the powers of the enemy, you must know that you are not just fighting a battle, but you have been given the authority not only to fight but also to win with unquestionable certainty.

Jesus by his death and resurrection through the shedding of his blood on the cross of Calvary, has gotten the victory for us, therefore we can assure ourselves that victory has been wrought before the battle, this should give courage to the saints, knowing fully well that they are fighting on the side of a conqueror, His Royal Kingship, Lord Jesus, the Captain & commander of the armies of Jehovah, so as a child of God you must be bold and courageous, for victory is assured, God has promised to go ahead of us with his warrior angels to prepare the ground before us.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

Another thing you must understand is this; that he who is on your side is greater than the powers that are against you, God has assured us as His children that we in advance, have overcome, that is to say, that the enemy has been defeated ahead of time, we are marching into the battle field to celebrate victory, (thank you Jesus for the victory).

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (2 Corinthians 10:3)

Even though we are flesh & blood, you must bear this in mind that we are equipped with extra-ordinary power from on high, the weapons wherewith we are equipped are forged & fashioned by God himself, these weapons are beyond, far exceeding the most & recent discoveries in modern technology that man has ever dreamed of.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) (2 Corinthians 10:4)

The weapons we have been equipped with are not just mere weapons, they are weapons of destruction against every principalities, powers, thrones, dominion & authority, these weapons are fearfully & wonderfully fashioned, it is the weapons of prayers, intercession, praise, worship, adoration, fasting, preaching of the word to a lost world.

What made these weapons extra-ordinary is because they supernatural, carnal man cannot behold them, they are not meant for everyone, they are meant for those who have made covenant with God by Sacrifice (Psalms 50:5).

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Whenever God's people unite in one accord with one mind & pray concerning a thing, heaven moves on their favour, it is high time God's people unite in onness of the Spirit & begin praying together, taking authority against the spirits of terrorism, crime, rape, homosexuality, sodomism, sexual perversion, rock'n'roll, backsliddeness, sickness, divorce, we should not fold our hands and watch precious lives destroyed by the Devil & his cohorts, it is time God's people begin lifting up holy hands to God, it is not matter where you are, simply lift up your hands towards heaven and call upon the Lord, don't think you are the only doing it, in that instant you are joining millions of believers all over the world in calling down the power and the glory of the Lord to cover the earth, you are encouraging the angels to fight on the behalf of the people of God, you are joining other believers to bring havoc to the kingdoms of darkness, you are in one way or the other liberating captives from the hands of the wicked, you are also fortifying your own spiritual life.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. (2 Corinthians 10:6)

These spiritual weapons are ready to punish all disobedience, when time had been given for all who are disposed to be obedient to show it, therefore the way to deal with terrorism is not by human strength and military might, though those things are needed, but the most important thing is for God's people to join hands together & pray.

One of the things to brought Hitler and his axis power to defeat were the prayers of the saints, I will not go into historical details to narrating the stories of people who saved their community during the second world war by praying, some soldiers gave their experiences how they saw angels coming down from heaven to aid the allies, these things happened because some people locked themselves up somewhere and were crying out to God.

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. (James 5:17-18)

  Look at the man of God Elijah, that man shock his generation with incredible signs & wonders, he did not fold his hands and they began to happen, he prayed, you & I can also experience the same, much more than that.

Beloved, where you are now, if you can't pray, begin singing praises, if you can't sing praises, begin worshiping, if you felt so tired, begin praying in the spirit, whatever you can do, do it and you will see the power of God in your life.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)

Beloved saint of Jehovah, begin pleading the blood of Jesus all over your house, your working place, over your pets, over your children, your cars, arm your tongue with the testimony of the word, as you are pleading the blood of Jesus, begin confessing that Jesus is LORD, invoke the fire of the Holy Spirit to consume every arrow & dart that the enemy is sending against you, command the angels of God to strike down every contrary movement on your way, rebuke the dragon by saying; Satan the LORD rebuke you, sickness the LORD rebuke, crime the LORD rebuke you, terrorism the LORD rebuke you, name whatever you know that the enemy is using to trouble your life and tell him that LORD rebukes him, let the Holy Spirit loosen your tongue to speak mysteries.

Child of God, you are more than a conqueror through him  that loved you in Christ Jesus.

Remember That You Are:

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna