God's Prevailing Will: Hope in Christ's Resurrection
Summary
Isaiah 53 is a profound chapter that reveals the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The initial verses focus on the rejection and suffering of Jesus, highlighting the world's unbelief and disdain. Despite the intentions of those who condemned Him, Jesus was honored in His burial, signifying a turning point. This chapter emphasizes that God's will prevailed through Jesus' death and resurrection, showcasing His divine plan and purpose.
God's will was evident in the crucifixion, where human wickedness seemed to triumph. However, as Peter declared in Acts, Jesus' death was part of God's definite plan. The crucifixion was not a defeat but a fulfillment of God's purpose, demonstrating that even in darkness, God's will prevails. This truth extends to our lives, assuring us that no suffering or evil can thwart God's purpose for us in Christ.
The resurrection of Jesus further affirms God's prevailing will. Isaiah prophesies that Jesus will see His offspring, indicating the new birth of believers. This spiritual offspring signifies that Jesus' life is reproduced in us, transforming us into God's children. The Christian life is not merely about following Jesus' example but experiencing His life within us. This new birth empowers us to live in alignment with our true identity as Christ's offspring.
Moreover, Jesus' resurrection assures us of eternal life. He lives forever, and so will His offspring. This promise of eternal life provides hope and perspective, especially when facing the brevity of life or the rise of evil. The wicked may flourish temporarily, but God's children will dwell securely forever. This eternal perspective helps us navigate life's challenges with faith and assurance.
Finally, the resurrection guarantees that God's will shall prosper in Jesus' hands. Jesus actively works to accomplish God's will, bringing people to new birth, sustaining us through trials, and ultimately bringing us into His presence. The will of God is our salvation, sanctification, preservation, and glorification, and Jesus ensures its fulfillment. Trusting in Jesus, we have nothing to fear, for God's will shall prosper in His hands.
Key Takeaways:
- God's will prevailed in Jesus' death, demonstrating that even in the face of human wickedness, God's purpose is fulfilled. This truth assures us that no evil can derail God's plan for our lives. [05:49]
- The resurrection of Jesus brings new birth to believers, making us His offspring. This transformation empowers us to live as God's children, with Jesus' life within us. [13:43]
- Jesus' resurrection assures us of eternal life, providing hope and perspective amidst life's challenges. We are promised an everlasting life with Christ, transcending the temporary nature of this world. [22:19]
- God's will prospers through Jesus' resurrection, as He actively works to accomplish His purpose. Jesus sustains us, answers our prayers, and ultimately brings us into His presence. [32:25]
- The will of God encompasses our salvation, sanctification, preservation, and glorification. Jesus ensures the fulfillment of God's will, giving us confidence and security in His hands. [36:22]
Youtube Chapters:
- [00:00] - Welcome
- [00:16] - Introduction to Isaiah 53
- [00:33] - Rejection of Jesus
- [01:13] - Turning Point: Jesus' Burial
- [02:31] - God's Will in Jesus' Death
- [03:56] - Human Wickedness and Divine Purpose
- [05:49] - God's Will Prevails in Darkness
- [07:18] - Unity of the Father and the Son
- [09:19] - God's Purpose in Our Suffering
- [11:32] - Resurrection and New Birth
- [14:29] - Living as Christ's Offspring
- [19:43] - Eternal Life Through Resurrection
- [23:08] - Perspective on Evil and Life's Brevity
- [32:06] - Jesus Accomplishes God's Will
- [36:22] - Assurance of Salvation and Eternal Life
Study Guide
### Bible Study Discussion Guide
#### Bible Reading
- Isaiah 53:1-12
- Acts 2:23-24
- Romans 8:28-29
#### Observation Questions
1. What does Isaiah 53 reveal about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? How does this chapter describe the world's response to Jesus? [00:33]
2. According to the sermon, how was Jesus' burial a turning point in the narrative of His life and death? [01:33]
3. How does the sermon explain the role of God's will in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus? [03:26]
4. What does the sermon say about the significance of Jesus seeing His offspring? How is this related to the concept of new birth for believers? [12:07]
#### Interpretation Questions
1. How does the sermon interpret the phrase "the will of the Lord shall prosper in His hand" in the context of Jesus' resurrection? What implications does this have for believers? [32:25]
2. In what ways does the sermon suggest that Jesus' resurrection assures believers of eternal life? How does this promise affect the way Christians view life's challenges? [22:19]
3. How does the sermon describe the relationship between Jesus' life within believers and their identity as God's children? What does this mean for the Christian life? [14:29]
4. What does the sermon suggest about the role of suffering and evil in God's plan for believers? How does this perspective align with the message of Romans 8:28? [09:19]
#### Application Questions
1. Reflect on a time when you felt overwhelmed by life's challenges. How can the assurance of eternal life through Jesus' resurrection provide you with hope and perspective in similar situations? [22:19]
2. Consider the concept of being Christ's offspring. How does this identity influence the way you live your daily life? What changes might you need to make to align more closely with this identity? [14:29]
3. The sermon emphasizes that God's will prevails even in the face of human wickedness. How can this truth encourage you when you encounter injustice or evil in the world? [05:49]
4. How can you actively participate in God's will prospering in your life, as Jesus works to accomplish His purpose? What specific steps can you take to align your actions with God's will? [32:25]
5. Reflect on the idea that Jesus' life is reproduced in believers. How can you nurture this life within you to grow in likeness to Christ? What practical steps can you take to cultivate this growth? [18:22]
6. The sermon mentions that God's will includes our salvation, sanctification, preservation, and glorification. Which of these areas do you feel most challenged in, and how can you seek Jesus' help to grow in that area? [36:22]
7. How does the promise of eternal life influence your perspective on the brevity of life and the rise of evil? How can you apply this eternal perspective to your current circumstances? [23:08]
Devotional
Day 1: God's Purpose Prevails Over Human Wickedness
In the face of human wickedness, God's purpose is never thwarted. Isaiah 53 reveals that Jesus' death, though seemingly a triumph of evil, was actually a fulfillment of God's divine plan. This chapter assures us that God's will prevailed through Jesus' crucifixion, demonstrating that no evil can derail His purpose for our lives. Even when darkness seems to overshadow us, we can trust that God's will is being accomplished. This truth provides us with confidence and assurance that God's plan is always at work, even in the most challenging circumstances. [05:49]
Isaiah 46:10-11 (ESV): "declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it."
Reflection: Think of a situation in your life where you feel overwhelmed by negativity or evil. How can you remind yourself today that God's purpose will prevail despite these challenges?
Day 2: New Birth Through Jesus' Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus brings about a new birth for believers, transforming us into His spiritual offspring. This transformation empowers us to live as God's children, with Jesus' life within us. Isaiah prophesies that Jesus will see His offspring, indicating the new birth of believers. This new identity is not just about following Jesus' example but experiencing His life within us, enabling us to live in alignment with our true identity as Christ's offspring. This profound change is a testament to the power of the resurrection and its impact on our lives. [13:43]
1 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV): "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you."
Reflection: Reflect on how your life has changed since you became a believer. How can you live more fully in your identity as a child of God today?
Day 3: Assurance of Eternal Life
Jesus' resurrection assures us of eternal life, providing hope and perspective amidst life's challenges. This promise of everlasting life with Christ transcends the temporary nature of this world. Isaiah 53 highlights that Jesus lives forever, and so will His offspring. This assurance of eternal life gives us hope and perspective, especially when facing the brevity of life or the rise of evil. We are reminded that while the wicked may flourish temporarily, God's children will dwell securely forever. This eternal perspective helps us navigate life's challenges with faith and assurance. [22:19]
John 11:25-26 (ESV): "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?'"
Reflection: Consider how the promise of eternal life influences your daily decisions and priorities. What is one way you can live with an eternal perspective today?
Day 4: Jesus Accomplishes God's Will
Through His resurrection, Jesus actively works to accomplish God's will, bringing people to new birth, sustaining us through trials, and ultimately bringing us into His presence. The will of God encompasses our salvation, sanctification, preservation, and glorification. Jesus ensures the fulfillment of God's will, giving us confidence and security in His hands. This assurance allows us to trust in Jesus, knowing that God's will shall prosper in His hands. We can rest in the knowledge that Jesus is actively working in our lives to accomplish God's purpose. [32:25]
Philippians 1:6 (ESV): "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
Reflection: Identify an area in your life where you need to trust Jesus more fully. How can you actively surrender this area to Him today, knowing He is working to accomplish God's will?
Day 5: Confidence in God's Will
The will of God is our salvation, sanctification, preservation, and glorification. Jesus ensures the fulfillment of God's will, giving us confidence and security in His hands. This assurance allows us to live without fear, knowing that God's will shall prosper in Jesus' hands. We can trust that Jesus is actively working to accomplish God's purpose in our lives, bringing us into His presence and ensuring our ultimate glorification. This confidence in God's will provides us with peace and assurance, knowing that we are secure in His hands. [36:22]
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (ESV): "But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Reflection: Reflect on a recent challenge or trial you faced. How can you find peace and assurance in the knowledge that God's will is being fulfilled in your life through Jesus?
Quotes
Now today we come to verse 10 that points very wonderfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and it is a marvelous statement of all that Jesus has accomplished look with me at verse 10 if you would 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. [00:02:29]
The story of the crucifixion of Jesus can be told in terms of human Injustice, human cruelty, human wickedness. Peter could say in acts in Chapter 2 this Jesus you crucified and killed by the hands of Lawless men, and the gospels tell us what wicked men did, Judas betrayed Jesus, and he did it for money, Caiaphas condemned Jesus, and he did it out of envy, pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and he did it because he wanted peace at any price. [00:04:05]
So does that mean that the death of Jesus was a Triumph of evil over good, does that mean then since this was the act of wicked people, that somehow Darkness triumphed over light was it the case that God's Will and purpose was actually thwarted at the cross by these actions of wicked and evil men who intended only pain suffering and destruction towards the Lord Jesus Christ, or the answer to these questions is no, no no a thousand times no God's will prevailed in the darkness in the evil and even in the violence that was perpetrated at the cross. [00:05:01]
Now you see because the hands of Lawless men were involved you would expect him to say this Jesus was delivered up by Judas Iscariot or by Caiaphas or by Pontius Pilate but that's not what he says he says this Jesus was delivered up by the definite plan and the foreknowledge of God and you get this theme right throughout the New Testament, God being proactive, accomplishing our Redemption at the cross God did not spare his own son but freely gave him up for us all and that's what Isaiah is speaking about here in chapter 53 and verse 10 he says it was the will of the Lord to crush him he has put him to grief. [00:06:15]
There is no grief, there is no suffering, there is no pain there is no Darkness, there is no activity even of Satan himself that can ultimately derail the purpose of God for you in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible speaks about the purpose of God, who works all things together according to the Council of his will that's Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 11. he works all things together according to the purpose of his will or Romans chapter 8 and verse 28 we have the same truth in all things all things God works for the good of those who love him all things and you know what that means it means all things the evil as well as the good. [00:09:19]
Now think about what that means, if you have offspring, it means that your life is reproduced in another person, something of you is in them, your offspring, now Jesus was never married, Jesus never had physical children, and very clearly Isaiah is referring here to the work of Christ in his resurrection and what he's telling us is that he will have offspring, in other words he will bring many to New Birth, he will give to many his own life, John tells us to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God. [00:12:45]
You see this marvelous promise that When You Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ you become one of God's children, you become one of his offspring, his life actually comes into you you are born again you are born of God, Paul says I have been crucified and I no longer live but Christ lives in me, now that is the heart of the Christian Life, the great purpose of God is that you and I will be conformed to the image of God's son that he might be the firstborn among many brothers that's Romans chapter 8 and verse 29. [00:14:29]
In Christ you are more than a disciple, in Christ you are more than a servant, in Christ you are more than a person doing his or her best to follow the example of Jesus in Christ you are his offspring, and his life is in you, the Holy Spirit dwells within you, and what that means is that something of the love and the patience and the peace and the wisdom and the strength and the perseverance and the joy of the Lord Jesus Christ are actually in You by virtue of the fact that his presence is in you he is in you nourish this life that is in you and it will grow. [00:17:02]
Now this marvelous promise for the future that we shall rise to an everlasting life, This Promise for the future is given to help us now all the promises of the Bible help us today in the realities that we face so how does this truth that you will live forever, how does this truth actually help you now, well let me give you two examples of the way in which the ways in which the Bible applies this truth to the harsh realities that we face in our life in this world first the Bible applies this truth to times When We Fear the rising tide of evil. [00:23:08]
Jesus rose to an eternal life, he shall prolong his days and you are his offspring, you have life Everlasting, the wicked will soon be gone but you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever, so the Bible applies this to when we see the rising tide of evil but that's just one application, the Bible also applies this wonderful truth that you will live forever to times when we feel the shortness of life, you see this for example in Psalm 102, David knew all about this and there'll be times when we feel this very deeply ourselves. [00:26:49]
The Risen Lord Jesus Christ ascended at the right hand of the father he is not kind of remotely and passively just watching what is going on in the world, he is actively engaged every moment in getting God's will done, what's he doing he's bringing people to New Birth, he's giving us the strength that we need for the trials that we face, he's hearing and he's answering the prayers of his own people and when it is God's will he will bring each and every one of us into his own nearer presence in glory. [00:32:25]
The will of God is your salvation, and Jesus will get it done, the will of God is your sanctification, and Jesus will get it done, the will of God is your preservation, and Jesus will get it done, the will of God is your glorification, and Jesus will get it done, the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand, and if your life is in the hand of Jesus you have nothing to fear. [00:36:22]
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