The Servant Messiah - 4
The Struggle In The Wilderness - Luke 4:1-15
Messiah is to be the servant to reveal to the world the fullness and completeness of the love of God. As He pondered this momentous role by himself in the wilderness, temptations came from Satan. Messiah knew the hopes of the people. He knew their yearnings and their expectations. The tempter could move in and give Messiah a serious struggle.
The compassion of the Messiah could see the hungry faces, the crying children, maimed infants, misery and disease. He could turn stones into bread and eliminate poverty. Dishonesty in the marketplace, exploitation in wages and prices, riots, and bloodshed would terminate. Messiah must hold fast to His mission. He would bring a new order and new kingdom which would eventually reduce the struggle for bread. He would give new attitudes, new values, new principles of life. "Man does not live by bread alone."
Messiah beheld the kingdoms of this world: capitol cities, palaces, armies, battles, victories. The expectant people were looking for a military leader like David. The oppressors would be subdued, the evildoers would be eliminated A Messianic ruler would keep peace, promote justice, and the keep the progress of evil at a standstill. The Servant Messiah would indeed rule but not over man but in their hearts and minds. He would give man a revelation of the fullness of God’s compassion.
Messiah beheld the expectant eyes of the people as they gathered in the temple square. They were looking for dramatic power. They wanted something unusual and earthshaking, something they would never forget. The Servant Messiah had something far more lasting and far more valuable to give them,. "We beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.: (John 1:14)
The struggle was over in the wilderness and angels came and ministered to Messiah. Man would have a new attitude toward the struggle for bread, a different feeling about military might, a new appreciation for that which is really dramatic and lasting.
Messiah is to be the servant to reveal to the world the fullness and completeness of the love of God. As He pondered this momentous role by himself in the wilderness, temptations came from Satan. Messiah knew the hopes of the people. He knew their yearnings and their expectations. The tempter could move in and give Messiah a serious struggle.
The compassion of the Messiah could see the hungry faces, the crying children, maimed infants, misery and disease. He could turn stones into bread and eliminate poverty. Dishonesty in the marketplace, exploitation in wages and prices, riots, and bloodshed would terminate. Messiah must hold fast to His mission. He would bring a new order and new kingdom which would eventually reduce the struggle for bread. He would give new attitudes, new values, new principles of life. "Man does not live by bread alone."
Messiah beheld the kingdoms of this world: capitol cities, palaces, armies, battles, victories. The expectant people were looking for a military leader like David. The oppressors would be subdued, the evildoers would be eliminated A Messianic ruler would keep peace, promote justice, and the keep the progress of evil at a standstill. The Servant Messiah would indeed rule but not over man but in their hearts and minds. He would give man a revelation of the fullness of God’s compassion.
Messiah beheld the expectant eyes of the people as they gathered in the temple square. They were looking for dramatic power. They wanted something unusual and earthshaking, something they would never forget. The Servant Messiah had something far more lasting and far more valuable to give them,. "We beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.: (John 1:14)
The struggle was over in the wilderness and angels came and ministered to Messiah. Man would have a new attitude toward the struggle for bread, a different feeling about military might, a new appreciation for that which is really dramatic and lasting.
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