At advent God's promised Comfort is brought to our mind again. Jesus is the Messiah who brings and gives comfort.
Jesus is the promised Saviour who makes God's people flourish in his glorious kingdom.
"Come, let us walk in the light of the LORD... Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?” – Isaiah 2.5,22
Christ was pierced for our transgressions and rose again in order to divide the spoils of his victory over sin and death with his people.
The Lord's Servant is an enigma, rejected by men but exalted by God.
Jesus is the obedient Lord's Servant we need to save us and whom we need to become like.
The Lord God calls his Servant in whom he will be glorified.
God unveils His chosen Servant in whom he delights, through the prophet Isaiah.