A man of sorrows.
And we did not care.
Those are the words in Isaiah 53 that bring me great pause.
Why is it we think of Jesus as our beautiful One?
The Word tells us He was “nothing much to look at.”
Easy on the eyes? No, not our Jesus.
Then, why?
Why does God even bother telling us how He looked?
I think I know “why.”
We live in a world that is so caught up in how we look.
Yet, we who are the redeemed of the Lord, think of Him as beautiful.
♫ O Lord, You’re beautiful – Your face is all I see ♫
As much as the world cares about how I look, how thin or fat I am, or how popular I am…
God sees me through the lens of the cross.
And what happened at the cross?
Changed everything.
When Isaiah penned these words? I’m not sure where I would have stood.
Among the “we did not care?”
But now? Because of the cross? Because of Calvary?
Oh Lord, You’re beautiful,
Your face is all I see,
For when your eyes are on this child,
Your grace abounds to me.
Thank You, for the cross, Lord.
xo
Peggy says
April 9, 2017 at 7:56 amAmen
BettieG says
April 9, 2017 at 3:04 pmAmen! “God sees me through the lens of the cross.” So important to keep remembering that! And, this is one of my favorite Keith Green songs!
Tara says
April 9, 2017 at 8:02 pmReminds me of Matt Redmans song where the lyric says “thank you for the cross, thank you for the cross my friend.” But the album that is truly speaking to me is Ellie Holcombs Red Sea Road. On the album, there is a song called….wait for it….”Man of Sorrow!” So so good!
Tammy Mashburn says
April 10, 2017 at 8:01 amSo good!
XO
Anita Ojeda says
April 10, 2017 at 10:45 amIt’s so strange for us to think that people followed Jesus because of the way he LOVED, not the way he LOOKED! Beautiful words of quietude, my friend!
Melissa says
April 10, 2017 at 11:14 am“As much as the world cares about how I look, how thin or fat I am, or how popular I am…
God sees me through the lens of the cross.
Love this.
Natalie says
April 10, 2017 at 11:56 amThat’s powerful Susan. I can’t think of Him as anything less than beautiful. Oh, the cross.
Michele Morin says
April 10, 2017 at 1:18 pmCelebrating that abounding grace and rejoicing in it even more because of your words here.
Carol says
April 11, 2017 at 5:47 pmI love the simplicity of your writing, and of your point – so this is me, looking to the cross for my validation. What a beautiful Savior!
And…I love that song!