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God’s Will Be Done–on Earth as in Heaven

Scripture reading for July 16: Isaiah 53:9-10 “And they made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, and there was no deceit in His mouth. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush Him; He has put Him to grief; when His soul makes an offering for guilt, He shall see His offspring; He shall prolong His days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.”

Isaiah continues his prophetic picture of the Messiah given about 700 years before Jesus Christ. Messiah would die and be buried in a grave. His death would be that of a wicked man but in His death, He would be buried in a rich man’s tomb. This was because He had done no violence nor was He speaking anything false or blasphemous. This prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus’ death on the cross as a criminal. Pilate, His Roman judge, found no fault in Him but the crowd demanded He be crucified. After His death, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea asked for His body and wrapped it in linen and burial spices, burying Him in a new tomb with a secure entrance. (Matthew 27:57-60)

According to Isaiah, this was all God’s will and plan. His Son, Jesus Christ, would become like a sacrificial lamb, crushed and slaughtered for the sins of the world. Jesus willingly agreed and obeyed His Father, taking man’s sins in His own body, and offering Himself willingly as an offering acceptable to God. He could do this because He Himself was without sin, violence, or deceit.

As a result of His sacrifice, death and burial, the grave would not hold Him. He would see His offspring, souls who would believe on Him in faith and become children of God. He would rise from the dead as the firstborn of many brothers and sisters who also would enjoy eternal life–the ultimate prolonging of days! Because of Messiah’s obedience and offering, God’s will to save mankind from sin’s penalty of death would prosper to the saving of the whole world through the preaching of this Good News.

Prayer: Father God, thank You for completing and prospering Your will here on earth as in heaven. I pray today as Jesus taught us, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed by Your Name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in heaven.” Amen!