Luke 4:17-19 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. In this prophecy, the Messiah announced that He came to heal the fivefold damage that sin brings. Sin does great damage, so there must be a great work of redemption. To preach the gospel to the poor: Sin impoverishes, and the Messiah brings good news to the poor. To heal the brokenhearted: Sin breaks hearts, and the Messiah has good news for brokenhearted. To proclaim liberty to the captives: Sin makes people captive and enslaves them, and the Messiah comes to set them free. Recovery of sight to the blind: Sin blinds us, and the Messiah comes to heal our spiritual and moral blindness. To set at liberty those who are oppressed: Sin oppresses its victims, and the Messiah comes to bring liberty to the oppressed. Thankfully, Jesus didn’t come to only preach deliverance or even to only bring deliverance. Jesus came to be deliverance for us.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:31:31 +0000
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