Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
There are several things that we can learn from this beautiful passage, it is one of the great passages that reveal the character of Jesus, his mission, but beyond that, here we can learn 5 things:
- That Jesus is Jehovah’s servant, this is very significant because we are living in a time where being identified as a servant is an affront, it is an offense since everyone wants to be recognized as masters, lords, bosses, everyone wants to command; But Jesus is identified as the servant of Jehovah, the one who came to seek and save what was lost, the one who came in obedience to lay down his life for all, the one who came to pay for our sin and by doing so gives dignity and dignity honors this position and office, to be a servant is to identify with Jesus in his mission.
- That Jehovah supports his servant, in our midst we find so much difficulty to do the ministry because many resources are needed, and we suffer from them, but the servant is supported by his Lord, and that makes us think that there is nothing to worry about because the Lord will provide everything that the servant needs to do his work so that he can do his task without worrying because the Lord knows what things his servant needs, he will support him, that gives us encouragement and confidence even if everything seems difficult.
- That the servant pleases his Lord, this leads us to think about our motivations, what moves us? What motivates us to work, to serve the Lord in his work? Popularity, recognition, fame, success, the riches, the rewards? What we learn here is that what motivates the servant must be the desire to please his Lord; Jesus did so, he lived to please the Father, in the gospels we find a and again the testimony of how the Father declared that his Son pleased him, he liked him, so we live to please the Lord in everything, and not to please men, no matter that they are offended, we live to please God.
- That the servant is filled with the Spirit of the Lord, then when serving the Lord we do not depend on our strengths, skills, and abilities, we do not serve by trusting ourselves, we do it in the power of the Spirit of the Lord,
- That the servant fulfills the purposes of the Lord, we do not serve our own interests, Jesus said, I became the will of the one who sent me, which is, that everyone that He gives me, I save him and resurrect him in the last day, and that should be the focus of us as servants of the Lord, directing all our efforts and resources in saving and, as Paul said, saving the greatest number, being committed to evangelism and world missions, committed to the foundation of new churches establishing one in each community, churches with believers who are disciples, disciples who are teachers, teachers who are proclaimers of the gospel of Jesus Christ so that others may be saved.
So being a servant is not offensive; being a servant is a privilege, it is the privilege of serving the king, the almighty God, in the most glorious mission that ever existed, the mission of proclaiming it to the nations so that man may be saved