When reading this scripture the underlined portion is what really caught my attention. This passage is referencing the coming Christ Messiah, hundreds of years before His actual birth. It is a prophecy.
He shall….
This tells me there are no “maybes”. God shall—it’s a must, a very strong intention—God shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied.
Shall be satisfied…
This portion got me to thinking even more. God shall be satisfied?? What do you mean? Well, we have desires and wishes….and since we were made in His image….yes, even He searches for desired outcomes…just as we do.
The Lord, Savior of the world, bore Himself on the Cross. In this sense he travailed. It was a travail like no other. It was his child-birthing experience, if you will…He gave His all so that souls could be born into His Kingdom. He was ripped from limb to gut and died, then rose again, that I may have eternal life. That I may live forever one day! He knew way before I was even a thought to human-kind (my parents) what I would do and what I would endure, yet because of not what I was, but what He saw I could be, He gave His all for me.
The scripture says, He shall be satisfied, yet I still find myself asking the question of myself , “Is God satisfied when He looks at me?”.
It’s a hard question.
The New Living Translation says it like this:
When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.
Oh, I hope so, Lord, I hope so!
What hope the scriptures bring!! Right when I feel that all is hopeless...when I feel that I’m not much in God’s Kingdom... I find hope through His Word. I’m not perfect, but God loves me and He wants me saved. I’m so thankful to know a righteous, loving, and saving God!!!
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