Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
by: Jennifer Lewis Berg.
These are the words that Jesus read from the Torah when He was handed the Scripture in the synagogue. Isaiah first spoke them as prophecy: Messiah would come and be anointed by God to turn sin into peace, captivity into freedom, to bring joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. This would all be done to bring God’s splendor to man. God was making a covenant with all people. Blessings and salvation come from Him. Our faithful God always keeps His promises.