Tag: Luke 4:17-19
The Lord of Justice and Restoration!
Scripture reading for March 7th: Deuteronomy 14-17, Luke 4
Key Scriptures: Luke 4:17-19 “And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Jesus began His ministry in His hometown of Nazareth. As a rabbi, He was given the opportunity to read the Scriptures at the local synagogue. He opened the scroll of Isaiah to quote 61:1-2(a). After reading, Jesus proclaimed that that Scripture had been fulfilled in their hearing. At first, the crowd marveled, but soon they became full of wrath and sought to do Him harm. Good news is often difficult to received by religious people.
Deuteronomy 16:18, 20. “”You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. . . . Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.””
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You for Your clear mission and vision to bring justice and freedom to the poor, the oppressed, and helpless. May Your Spirit be upon me today to follow Your example. Amen.
Our Anointed Savior!
Scripture reading for August 15th: Isaiah 57-61
Key Scriptures: Isaiah 61:1-3 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and to provide for those who grieve in Zion–. . “
Jesus Christ quoted this passage from Isaiah when he began His preaching ministry in His home town. He was asked to read before those gathered in the synagogue and He chose this passage to announce His ministry. He was filled with God’s Spirit and anointed to preach good news. He would bind up those who had broken hearts and proclaim freedom to those in prison in the darkness of sin. He would proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. This is where He stopped with the reading!
Thankful for the anointing: “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 preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”” (Luke 4:17-19)