Travail of His Soul

January 28, 2014 - Travail of His Soul – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Isaiah 53:11 “He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied: by His knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities” (KJV). “When he shall see all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of what he has experienced, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins” (NLT).

What is the purpose of His soul being in travail? The suffering of the Messiah would accomplish God’s purpose and result in salvation for the “many” who believe. Our Messiah was satisfied because He experienced the travail. Our Messiah had hard labor and agony. Our Messiah went through the intense pain of mind or body. Our Messiah felt the torment in His soul. Our Messiah felt the anguish which means the extreme pain or distress in mind or body. Travail also means suffer pains of child birth. Our suffering Messiah gave birth to many souls who came to believe in Him.

Then next focus is ‘My righteous servant’ justify many because He took our sins on the cross. Our Messiah was satisfied because of what He had experienced and He made it possible for us to be counted righteous. We are righteous because of Christ’s finished work at the cross. We are righteous because He already took our sins at the cross.

Another thing to share is found in Matthew 12:15-21 NLT “But Jesus knew what they were planning. He left that area, and many people followed Him. He healed all the sick among them, but He warned them not to say who He was. This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Him: Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, and I am very pleased with Him. I will put my Spirit upon Him and He will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not fight or shout; He will not raise His voice in public. He will not crush those who are weak, or quench the smallest hope, until He brings full justice with His final victory. And His name will be the hope of all the world.”

The fulfillment of prophecy is found in Isaiah 42:1 “Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one …” The chosen servant reveals a character of gentleness, encouragement, justice, and truth. When you feel broken and bruised or burned out in your spiritual life, God won’t step on you or toss you aside as useless but will gently pick you up. A song of praise to the Lord is Isaiah 42:10-17 and I chose Isaiah 42:10-12.

A Song of Praise to the Lord

       Sing a new song to the Lord!

      Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!

        Sing, all you who sail the seas,

               all you who live in distant coastlands.

      Join in the chorus, you desert towns;

      let the villages of Kedar rejoice!

                                           Let the people of Sela sing for joy;

             shout praises from the mountaintops!

     Let the coastlands glorify the Lord;

                                                              let them sing his praise.