Be that sin-bearing servant who refuses to give God peace until he establishes his righteousness in the earth.
Isaiah says: “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:4-5).
“Who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” (Acts 8:34).
This is certainly a prophecy about Jesus. But it also refers to believers in general. I used to assume messianic scriptures were exclusively about Christ. Until one day, the Lord spoke one (Isaiah 49:1-3) directly to me. The scripture jumped off the page of the bible and hit me in the face. I thought: “But this is talking about Jesus.” But the Lord said: “Femi, it is also talking about you.”
Messianic Man
God says: “My righteous servant shall make many to be…