The “Servant Songs” of Isaiah
• Isaiah 42:1-9
• Isaiah 49:1-7
• Isaiah 50:4-9
• Isaiah 52:13-53:12
The servant of God in Isaiah is one who dedicates his life to God’s - who works to bring God’s justice into the world. This servant is gentle… he’s meek. He’s humble. That’s how God’s justice is supposed to show up? But it goes way beyond that in the other servant songs. He’s not just humble, it’s like he willingly accepts humiliation.
Even though he’s dedicated to making all things right, the wrongness of the world takes a heavy toll. And in at least one of the songs, God’s servant pays for it with his own life. It’s the paradox of the suffering servant of God. It’s a paradox because, despite all of the humiliation, and pain, and suffering of the servant, his mission is ultimately a success.
The servant sounds a lot like Jesus, but they can describe any servant of God.
God calls his servants to non-violence and humility and gentleness and patience. Ware invited to join in God’s mission of redemption - in God’s justice. Not through strength. Not through violence. Not through power. But through humility, service, gentleness, peace, love…
It is a chaotic time, but God is still working. And I sure didn’t see this coming, but God is still working through you and through me as we follow Jesus. We are the servants of God. We feel the pain of a broken world, yes. But don’t falter or lose heart, because in the end, God’s justice will prevail.
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