One thousand years before Jesus showed up, Isaiah SAW Him.  How he saw Him, I cannot comprehend.  But he saw Him.

And he described Him.  He knew His ancestors, and His countenance, and His purpose.  And he knew that He would be a sacrifice for all of us.

And he wrote as if he knew Him.

Isaiah 11 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—

the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,

the Spirit of counsel and of might,

the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—

3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

How can this be?

How could Isaiah know Jesus before Jesus.  And yet, he did.  And he knew Him with great faith.

When Peter declares that we have a “more sure word” about Jesus, he is surely referring to this great miracle.

And this very thing is what makes the Bible so miraculous, so incredible, so absolutely vital to each and every one of us.

And so I ask you today:

Who is this God who calls you to His throne from a place that existed before you were born?

Who is this God that inspired a broken woman, a seeking Israelite, and countless others to come and meet the One who “told them everything they ever knew”.

This is Jesus.

The Teacher.

The Priest.

The King.

But more than that … the friend of sinners.

Your friend.

And the only hope that you could ever have.

Believe in your heart.

And confess with your mouth.

That Jesus Christ is King.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J