Silent, yet still Sovereign (ISAIAH 53:7-9) Pause & Reflect 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?
9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
The central truth of this word was – In the silence, remember He’s still sovereign! Be still, and know that He is God (PSALM 46:10). Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him (PSALM 37:7). Learn from the silent mouth of Jesus, who did not speak back at His accusers, but submitted Himself to death like a lamb led to the slaughter, even death on a cross! Learn from the silent life of Jesus, who spent His days quietly preparing for His ministry in the obscurity of Nazareth, all to have His short life cut off from the living for the sins of His people. Learn from the silenced grave of Jesus, where His body lay among all who die, so that they might never die but pass through death into life with Him. Aspire the silence and quietness of Jesus in your spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight (1 PETER 3:4). In the silence, no one can take anything from you, for Jesus has already given His life all for you (JOHN 10:18). In the silence, all does not need to make sense, for life is not measured by our length or accomplishments – all those are to be cut off one day – but by Jesus whom we abide in forever. In the silence, know the grave is just a temporary station before the train of resurrection sweeps us into immortality with Jesus! Be still and know Him! – *How has the LORD spoken to you today through this? Holy Spirit Moment & Group Prayer Take a moment to invite the Holy Spirit to fill you, and pray for one another. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18) …do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7) Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load. (GALATIANS 6:2-5) For the body does not consist of one member but of many... The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 CORINTHIANS 12:14, 21-27) - Jeong’s (Jake, Amanda) - Lee’s (Sam, Heidi) - Deborah Ko - Kristen Lee - Patrick Liu - Brian Pak - Samuel Park - Trey Reynolds - Tyler Lee - Edward Jeon - Jeff Park - Eunice Kim (UT Austin) - Jedidiah Lim (Louisiana) - Philip Oh - Soo Nam (Dallas Police) - Hana Lee - Rachel Ko (preschool assistant) - Hanna Kang - Johann Lee - Eugene Hong - JR Reynolds - Brian Joo - Doug Kang - James Han - Winnie Kim - Stacy Hong - David An - Daniel An - Alice Jeon - Ashley Min (UTD) - Mike Choi (drummer, Jeff’s cousin) - Eric Lee (UTD) - Lisa Jeon - Brian Yoon - Jennifer Chung (UTA) - June Kim (TWU) - Hannah Kim (UT Austin) - Hogan Lee (TCU) - Steven Kwon (A&M) - Benny Son (UT Austin) - Esther Ko (UT Austin) - Daniel Lee (UT Austin) - Aaron Lee (Houston, postgraduate optometry) - Matthew Ahn (UT Austin) - Yura Ahn (UT Austin) - Katie Han (New York) - Emily Han (Austin) - Jae Jung (Boston, MA) - Hanbit Kang (Austin)
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