Isaiah 53:3
3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
Hope Church has seen some tragedy over the years. Living in a broken world means living with tragedy. As a pastor, thinking of what would comfort the bereaved, Jesus was able to be there for them in a way I can’t. I haven’t been through the unique experience of the mourning person, but Jesus was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
As one song says, “Man of sorrows, what a name for the Son of God who came.” How could the Lord of Glory become a man and then a man acquainted with grief? Yet He did, and He did for you. Now He can hold your hand in your grief. This morning, let your heart grow warm to that kind of leader.
Prayer prompt: Lord, thank you for being so close, for loving me enough to suffer.
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