The Mighty Savior

Isaiah 63:8  

"For he said, Surely they are my people, 

children that will not lie: 

so he was their Saviour." 

         For many years there had been violent hostility between Israel and Edom. It began when Esau and Jacob were young. It broke out in bitterness when Edom denied Israel the right of passage, "And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him" Num. (20:20-21). When Babylon had triumphed over Jerusalem, Edom urged that her walls should be leveled to the ground, "Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof" (Ps. 137:7).
        What a change in the scene here! The prophet stands at the division of the two countries, looking south, from the foothills of Judah across the sandy waste. In the distance he beholds the mighty Warrior (Christ) coming up from Edom, His garments wet, not with His own blood, but with Edoms; therefore to stand as sentinel between Edom and Israel, so Israel will not fear invasion anymore.
        If Edom stands for sins of passion or for the hatred of unscrupulous foes, see how safe and blessed you are. Jesus, the Mighty to save, stands between you and your besetting sins, between you and your fears, between you and the power of the adversary, "But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earths" (Ps. 63:9). Let us all stand on our faith and "Share the lovingkindness of the Lord!"
        Amen!

Reading: (Isa. 63: 1-9)
               (Num. 20:14-21)
               (Ps. 63:1-11)
Ref: (HGSB)
        (MSC)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry