This week we talked about Jesus' identity as a servant. To get us ready for reading Isaiah, we played a version of Rock, Paper, Scissors called Lawyer, Jury, Judge! We read Isaiah 1:2-18 like it was a court case where the prosecutor is bringing charges against Israel accusing them of their sin. Then the Judge gives some background for the case. And the defense attorney tries to defend God's people. We see in this passage that despite Israel's sins, God is gracious and is willing to forgive them. This isn't always an easy task for us to do when others are mean or harmful to us. But God encourages us to forgive others and ask for forgiveness.
Later in Isaiah, there are 4 passages often called the servant songs. We took the time to travel in groups, reading these servant songs and reflecting on several questions about each passage. Through each of the servant songs, we see a better understanding of the characteristics of Jesus, the messiah, as a servant. Someone who is kind, patient, forgiving, and ultimately, willing to give his own life in order to set us free of our sins. We thought about ways we can be like Jesus as a servant this week. What's something you can do to be a servant to others this week? Comment on this post with your responses.
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