Mar 30

From a human perspective, it would seem that Jesus failed in his mission to create children for his heavenly Father. He died alone on the cross, forsaken and abandoned.

“He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, . . . by oppression and judgment he was taken away And who can speak of his descendants?” (Isaiah 53:7,8).

Who can speak of his descendants? No one: There weren't any -- despite the blasphemous writings of some human beings. For Jesus died on the cross, the sacrificial lamb of God, without ever having produced human children for the Father.

But, then, as we have already seen, we should not expect to see spiritual children produced in the same way as physical children. No one can speak of physical children from Jesus because there were none. No one can speak in this manner of his descendents.

Yet, if we raise our eyes and open them to see the spiritual reality behind the physical realm, we see just a few verses later in this same passage from Isaiah:

“He will see his offspring . . .” (v. 10).

Jesus did not fail. It is human vision that fails to see what God has accomplished through his Son Jesus Christ.

Scripture for today: Isaiah 53:7-10
Thought for today: Jesus sees his offspring in me.
Prayer for today: Jesus, rejoice that your suffering on the cross has indeed produced offspring for you and the Father in me.

MAR 30