“11Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.” – Isaiah 53:11 (ESV)
From Isaiah 52:13 through 53:12 Isaiah tells of the Messiah, and how He bears all for you and I. And all through the passage, Jesus just took it all without saying a word. He knew and owned that He was here for me. He served me. He loved me.
I find myself in difficult situations and wanting to speak out, in fact I even had “stand” as my word of the year once. I feel as though I should be standing for others, especially those that are not able to stand for themselves.
Well, it appears that I have been doing it wrong. I should be serving others. Standing is a trait I chose as for all of my life I have felt as though I am not treated the same as others. As an example, I find myself in “conversations” where because I am not overly outspoken, I seem to be ignored. My voice is rarely heard. I begin to speak only to have the others in the “conversation” seem to tune me out and move on to another part of the interaction.
Maybe, I am set up to be the one who does. Maybe instead of being the one that others listen to, I am supposed to be the one that takes the action. I am the one who serves others. I am the one that bears the brunt of all so that those around me don’t have to.
Jesus came to serve not to be served. I should embrace that and just continue doing the will of God.
Are you looking for the area where you are in charge? Are you looking for your opportunity to be served? What if you took the chance and served as the bearer for all?
Trevor's Thoughts 