“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in His apparel, travelling in the greatness of His strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” (Isaiah 63:1)
Isaiah prophesies about the Messiah Who is to come to take vengeance on His enemies. “And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.” (Rev 19:13) Isaiah continues to speak of His blood-stained garment. “Wherefore art thou red in Thine apparel, and Thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with Me: for I will tread them in Mine anger and trample them in My fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon My garments, and I will stain all My raiment.” (Isaiah 63:2-3) The blood on His garment is not His blood that was shed on the cross, that was shed for the forgiveness of our sin. He is not naked pouring out His blood this time. This time is the day of vengeance. And the blood on Him is the blood of His enemies.
Then Isaiah writes, “mighty to save.” Mighty meaning abundantly, in quantity and quality. Mighty meaning abounding and great. Mighty meaning plenteous and sufficient. His salvation is not meager and incomplete, but salvation to the “uttermost.” “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) This speaks of His ever attention on our salvation. Jesus didn’t just complete His work of salvation and was done with us. But He continues to ensure His redemption is complete until we are with Him face to face. Face to face because He is with us and in us through the Holy Spirit. Face to face because we will live with Him forever. “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3)
Jesus is mighty to save and to make man repent, to turn away from their sin, to hate it and never return to it. It isn’t just being sorry for sinning but abandoning it forever. “When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.” (Acts 11:18) It’s God Who grants repentance to life. Peter reported to the church how God visited the Gentile family of Cornelius, an Italian soldier, but one who worshipped God. He shared how the Holy Spirit came upon them when they heard the Word. Then the church recognized that salvation was for all, Jew and Gentile (non-Jew). Mighty to save those who were descendants of generations with the knowledge of God. And mighty to save those who were descendants of generations of idol worship and wickedness.
The Lord is mighty to save to give man a new heart and work faith. Ezekiel prophesied about this dispensation. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) It’s a clean heart. (Matthew 5:8) It’s a truthful heart. (Hebrew 10:22) It’s a heart that is able to know God. “And I will give them an heart to know Me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto Me with their whole heart.” (Jeremiah 24:7) It’s a heart that can believe all the things that come from the Lord. “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1Peter 3:15)
We are unable to change man’s hearts. But God is mighty to save. We are unable to change our circumstances. But God is mighty to save. Our lives as His children are one miracle after another. God is mighty to save.
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