Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching. Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them. (Isaiah 42:1-9 NRSV)
I can hear a song ringing in my ear…
The Piano Man is playing a song that God is singing to us…
Tell you about it
Tell you everything I feel
I’ll give you every reason to accept
that I’m for real
Tell you about it
Tell you all my crazy dreams
I’ll let you know how much I love you
Let you know how much the world means (to me)
OK OK I know it doesn’t really work, but now you are thinking about that song… And how does that fit with the reading?
The song is all about a guy who is going to lose a really good girl and he thinks it is over, but if he could just tell her about how he feels and let her know what is happening deep down inside him, then she will realize that he really is the right guy for her…
That is exactly where God is with the world. He loves the world so much, He doesn’t think it is over, and He knows there is hope. It is us His followers that lose sight of the plan and the hope. We get stuck in a rut and can’t seem to get ourselves out of it. But…
If we will listen to His wants and desire. If we will listen to His crazy dreams, the ones He is telling us all about before they spring forth. Isaiah tells us God said “I am doing something new, the old things have passed away and new things are coming but before they spring forth I tell you about them.” Are we to stuck in a rut though to hear Him tell us of the new things? Or are we too scared when we hear the new thing we say that can not be from God?
A new thing is springing forth and God is doing it! Are you ready to hear all about it and jump on for the ride of your life?
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