The Willing Sacrifice

“He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7)

Isaiah, writing some seven hundred years before Christ, seems to be writing beneath the cross of Jesus. It was this passage of scripture that the Ethiopian Eunuch was reading while sitting in his chariot. Not understanding what he was reading, God sent Philip the evangelist to him. The Eunuch asked, “Of whom is this man writing, himself or some other man? And Philip opened his mouth and began at the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus.” (Acts 8:34-35) The man believed the scripture and was saved and baptized.

Jesus was the willing sacrifice. He never protested the events against Him either around the cross or on the cross. Remember, He could have called twelve legions of angels to rescue Him, but did not. He went to the cross willingly as a sheep to the slaughter. He bore the pain and suffering without complaint for you and me. Praise our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Come celebrate the Risen Christ