Isaiah 61:1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, looking forward to the tune of his coming into the world, put them into his mouth; and in due time our Saviour read them, and applied them to himself in the synagogue at Nazareth as he said, "This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears:" "the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;" -
Isaiah 61:1. Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted," -
God has sent Christ to bind up the broken-hearted; then, will he not do it? Will he refuse, my broken-hearted brother or sister, to bind you up? O deeply-troubled, tempest-tossed spirit, will the Anointed One reject you, and refuse to fulfill his office upon you? never; it is both his name and his office to save, for he is called Jesus, the Saviour. O broken-hearted one, look to him; hear him say, at this moment, "Jehovah hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted," -
Isaiah 61:1. to proclaim liberty to the captives-
Where are you, poor, wretched bond-slaves o£ sin, lettered with the iron chains of despair? Christ proclaims liberty even to you. Trust him, and you shall be -
"Freed from sin, and walk at large,
Your Saviour’s blood your full discharge."
"Jehovah hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives," -
Isaiah 61:1. And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
There is a general discharge of prisoners; the time has come for it. Christ died to make it possible: he lives to perfect the emancipation of all for whom he died. He comes, by his Spirit, to give you the experience of it: "the opening of the prison to them that are bound."
Isaiah 61:1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, looking forward to the tune of his coming into the world, put them into his mouth; and in due time our Saviour read them, and applied them to himself in the synagogue at Nazareth as he said, "This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears:" "the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;" -
Isaiah 61:1. Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted," -
God has sent Christ to bind up the broken-hearted; then, will he not do it? Will he refuse, my broken-hearted brother or sister, to bind you up? O deeply-troubled, tempest-tossed spirit, will the Anointed One reject you, and refuse to fulfill his office upon you? never; it is both his name and his office to save, for he is called Jesus, the Saviour. O broken-hearted one, look to him; hear him say, at this moment, "Jehovah hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted," -
Isaiah 61:1. to proclaim liberty to the captives-
Where are you, poor, wretched bond-slaves o£ sin, lettered with the iron chains of despair? Christ proclaims liberty even to you. Trust him, and you shall be -
"Freed from sin, and walk at large,
Your Saviour’s blood your full discharge."
"Jehovah hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives," -
Isaiah 61:1. And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
There is a general discharge of prisoners; the time has come for it. Christ died to make it possible: he lives to perfect the emancipation of all for whom he died. He comes, by his Spirit, to give you the experience of it: "the opening of the prison to them that are bound."