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Through the word
"behold," in verse 1, God is inviting His people to be
attentive. He has good news for His people. He
wants to present the person He has chosen for the mission
to set everything right. At this time, Judah is in need of this
kind of call. They are looking up to God to raise another
Moses to deliver them from Babylon. But God here is
promising a better Moses. He presents a servant that He
has chosen. God chose Him but didn’t allow Him on His
own; He empowered Him for the mission.
God has empowered His servant by putting His Spirit on
Him. God has anointed Him (Isaiah 60:1). It is God who has
strengthened Him. God, who calls, also empowers. God
knows that the task of restoring His people is a very
challenging one. So He has empowered His servant for
that task. This was good news for Israel because it assured
them that the servant of God was fully equipped to
confront their enemy. For believers of all times, it is good
news because the justice that He will bring to the nations
goes beyond just deliverance from the hands of an
oppressor; it is deliverance from the power of sin,
deliverance from the works of Satan. Christians have also
been chosen by God to be holy and blameless before Him
(Eph 1:3). Live a life that is consistent with your calling.
A Suggestion for Prayer: Trust God to help you live a life
that is consistent with your calling

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