Seeing shadow of Jesus Christ in Old Testament: 5 assurances from God as shown in Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. [Isaiah 41:10]   Presence of God. “I am with you” reveals the omnipresence of God. For Christians it has another layer of meaning…

Repent

For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing, And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses,” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses,” Therefore those…

He bore our sins

and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. [1 Peter 2:24]   When Isaiah wrote that (see Isaiah 53:5), it was a prophecy of what Christ would go through. When Peter wrote that,…

Isaiah’s concluding verse

Then they will go forth and look On the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm will not die And their fire will not be quenched; And they will be an abhorrence to all mankind. [Isaiah 66:24] In his concluding verse, Isaiah gave a graphic description of the misery of…

Only He can forgive

I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. [Isaiah 43:25]   This verse contains quite a few things to note. It teaches us that only God can forgive, and the reason we have His forgiveness is “for his own sake, for…

Eliakim

Then it will come about in that day, That I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely about him. I will entrust him with your authority, And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the…

Purpose of the birth of Jesus

On 25th December, Christians around the world (depending on the denomination) will celebrate the birth of the lord Jesus. (Yes, I am aware Jesus was not born on 25th December, but that is not the point of this article.) While we are enjoying the festive season, let us not forget the reason why Jesus came…