3-15-11 Tuesday, 8:37 am (eastern daylight savings time), Wilmore Ky, 43 degrees, cloudy.
Audrey and I had a nice drive across Missouri and Kentucky yesterday, covering 600 miles, with a stop at Baxter Pines near Aurora. The weather was soggy, so we simply drove around the outside of the property, noticing the trees and the effects of an apparent winter ice storm. We arrived here at Asbury shortly before midnight. Today I have meetings with the alumni council from noon through dinner. This morning I will work on items for Wesley, including my pastor’s pen, etc.
Isaiah 50
In verses 1-3 God addresses Israel with the reason for their distress, and reminds them of His power, alluding to the Exodus.
Verses 4-11 are the words of the Servant. Scholars have many theories about who this is, from it being the collective Israel, to being “deutero-Isaiah” himself. I believe, along with Oswald that the Servant in this passage and the others in Isaiah is Jesus, the suffering servant whom God sent to be the savior of his people and the world. I am privileged to be one of his disciples, and to be entrusted with the message of salvation and hope which he proclaimed, taught, and modelled to the end of his earthly life.
Guide me today Lord as your servant, obeying your will, investing this short life in building your kingdom.
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