Jesus: Man of Sorrows
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God’s Answer to your suffering
God’s Answer to your suffering
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
God’s answer to your suffering is not to tell you things will be ok
Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
God’s answer to the suffering of humanity is ultimately the absence of suffering amid perfect joy, but in order to secure that and as a balm in the midst of it, God’s answer is to send Jesus INTO our suffering, such that He is not only sympathetic to it, but also sharing it and suffering beside us as a brother.
The Sorrows of Grief
The Sorrows of Grief
The Sorrows of Pain
The Sorrows of Pain
This is physical pain. Hurts, injuries, sicknesses, weaknesses, failure in function of organs, loss of energy, loss of strength, loss of range of motion and ability to move and to do as we would like.
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
The idea of the extreme charismatics that God wants to heal our all our pain in this life is an over-realized eschatology.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
In His earthly ministry Jesus healed more than 20 persons in our recorded New Testament, not to mention raised at least 3 from the dead
There is healing of all diseases and discomforts that will come in God’s perfect timing both now and in the age to come. Until that is realized, we have Jesus who hungered and thirsted, who was beaten and whipped, who felt the pains of every stroke; we have Jesus suffering with us in the sorrows of physical pains and invites our pleas for relief.
The Sorrows of Anguish
The Sorrows of Anguish
Suffering that is mental and/or emotional in nature rather than physical; depressions, anxieties, rejections, loneliness, lack of inclusion or understanding, offenses, insults, mocking, lack of concern, numbness to the world, desire to die or to injure self
Elijah was depressed; inwardly exhausted after ministering
Elijah was depressed; inwardly exhausted after ministering
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again.
The Psalmist experienced times of God’s silence; perceived distance
The Psalmist experienced times of God’s silence; perceived distance
Out 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.
ἀπὸ τοῦ πόνου τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, δεῖξαι αὐτῷ φῶς καὶ πλάσαι τῇ συνέσει, δικαιῶσαι δίκαιον εὖ δουλεύοντα πολλοῖς, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν αὐτὸς ἀνοίσει.
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
It is for these times; these sorrows, that Jesus was made to feel anguish
Out 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.
Dead Sea Scrolls and Masoretic text as well as Septuagint reads: He shall see light and be satisfied
There is Divine light to be seen. In God’s perfect timing we will see it. Until then Jesus has not left us alone in anguish, but is even if we are blinded by our hurts to see Him, beside us. with us, and He is staying with us as long as it takes.
The Sorrows of Doubt
The Sorrows of Doubt
Sorrow and guilt over questioning God, questioning His existence, questioning His goodness, questioning our security in Him, questioning His will and word, losing faith
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
What was Paul basing this on?
What was Paul basing this on?
2tim 2:!3
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Believers struggle with doubt
Believers struggle with doubt
And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
We all need
Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”
and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
That’s not surprising when we remember that our faith in God is a gift from God. That’s true in conversion as well as Christian living!
God will never let one of His own fall fully and finally away from faith, but in the times when we need help believing, remember that Jesus came to be the object and source of our faith; He is with us and is ready to help us exercise faith, to increase and strengthen it.
But, not all questioning is doubt; some is evidence of faith
But, not all questioning is doubt; some is evidence of faith
And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”
The Sorrows of Sin
The Sorrows of Sin
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Sin is universal
Sin is universal
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Just consequences still hurt
Just consequences still hurt
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Just consequences still hurt
Just consequences still hurt
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Jesus suffered for our sin
Jesus suffered for our sin
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
From everlasting God the Son entered into an eternal covenant of redemption with God the Father and God the Spirit to be the one who would bear our suffering, bear our shame, bear our suffering, bear our sins. Today, all who trust in Jesus are forgiven of all sin. Today, all believers who are suffering have not only an avenue of prayer, but a fellow sufferer, one who understands our hurts and stays with us through it all, the Man of Sorrows; Jesus.
Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,