Isaiah 53:1-6 -- What are you using to judge?

Way before Jesus was born Isaiah wondered...has anyone seen the mighty power of the Lord in action?  I think our Canadian young people are asking the same question.  In fact it was a man in his twenties who first told me I needed to get into the book of Isaiah.  Thanks Dan.  Thanks too Dan for your prayers.

Jesus was someone who:

• grew up obeying the Lord
• was bullied hated, rejected.
• His life was full of sorrow and terrible suffering
• no one wanted to look at Him
• we called Him a nobody! (and many still do)
• we despised Him
• He suffered and endured great pain for us (but we thought his suffering was punishment from God)
• He was wounded and crushed because of our sin (isn't this why people don't believe in Him...because the Christians so often fail Him?)

Jesus wasn't someone who:

• was good looking

"All of us were like sheep that had wandered off.  We had each gone our own way but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved."

Father, I pray right now for each person who has been bullied and each person that is grieving.   Lord, will you bring them closer to You.  Will You bring the comfort You have promised and the significant friends they need, and Lord, will You turn their lemons into lemonade like you did for Chris Hadfield.

Lord, help me too to remember to not judge.  Only you really know the heart.