Day 44 - April 13/09

I need to get back in the habit.

Isaiah 53

This is a prophetic chapter concerning Jesus, and the pain and sorrow He would bear on our behalf. It talks of His piercing and rejection, His offering and suffering.

In hindsight, it seems amazing to think that no one saw the signs when they saw Jesus; He was the epitome of this chapter and so many others. Yet to fulfill the chapter, He had to be rejected rather than received. It's such a paradox: God gave the scriptures so that they might know Him when they saw Him, but to fulfill those same scriptures He had to be rejected by them. Incredible love.

He loved me THAT much. Indescribable.

God, I want to be in love with You again. I want to accept Your love and to stop falling short. Help me. I cannot do this on my own. I want to recognize you when I see you, not unknowingly reject you. How many times have I seen You and not known? Show me where you are.
Amen.