It is treasure worth much more than gold
and silver to see the evidence that God has provided with regards to His beloved Son
in the flesh as Jesus of Nazareth. The
treasury is the heart where we deposit or store up these heavenly treasures.
We are taking stock of
the golden nuggets of evidence that God has given about His beloved Son in the
flesh as Jesus of Nazareth that we have deposited in the treasury of our heart.
From Matthew 3:16, the 1st trail of
the first trailhead of Isaiah 42:1,
we managed to pick up 7 lumps of golden evidence testifying to Jesus
of Nazareth having fulfilled the Isaiah
52:13 Messianic credentials:
Golden Nugget 1
When we compare the
Messianic credentials with the written testimony of Matthew 3:16, it is
evident that Jesus of Nazareth satisfied the Messianic credential of God
putting His Spirit upon the Promised Messiah.
This is what the footnote to Matthew 3:16 is also saying. As such, Matthew 3:16 verified the
fulfillment of the fourth Messianic credential of Isaiah 42:1 by the
beloved Son of God in the flesh as Jesus of Nazareth.
Golden Nugget 2
The written testimony
of John 1:32 also verified that Jesus of Nazareth satisfied the
Messianic credential of God putting His Spirit upon the Promised Messiah. This is what the footnote to the verse is
also saying. Earlier on, we saw in Matthew
3:16 a similar testimony. 2
Corinthians 13:1 states that “In the mouth of two or
three witnesses shall every word shall be established.” Thus far, we have two written
testimonial of the Spirit of God being put upon Jesus of Nazareth. And the words “put upon” is explained by John
1:32 to mean “remain within”. It
reminds me of a song entitled, “Within You’ll Remain”. This song was made popular by Tokyo
Square, a Singaporean band, way back in the 1980s’.
Golden Nugget 3
While we were at the
first checkpoint of Matthew 3:13-17, we saw God the Father openly
declared Jesus of Nazareth as His beloved Son in Whom He is well-pleased. As we have established in the beginning, the
word “uphold” means to confirm and support.
By that, it was inferred that God will confirm the identity of the
Promised Messiah when He appears. Since
God has confirmed and declared Jesus of Nazareth to be the Promised Messiah, it
is clear that He is the Chosen One of God.
Golden Nugget 4
We have also seen from
Matthew 3:15 that by the act of water baptism, Jesus identified Himself
with sinners whose sins He would ultimately bear on the Cross. He the Innocent would be punished for the
guilty as written in 1 Peter 3:18.
By His sacrificial death, He paid for the penalty of sins and thereby
brought justice to the world.
Golden Nugget 5
In Mark 1:9, we
saw Jesus identifying Himself with the lowly both physically and spiritually
through water baptism to eventually bear the sin of the world. By so doing, He brought forth justice to the
world as sin has been punished in His body.
Therefore, Mark 1:9 testified to Jesus of Nazareth having
fulfilled the fifth Messianic credential in Isaiah 42:1.
Golden Nugget 6
Mark 1:11 is another testimony of God declaring Jesus as His beloved Son and it
again testified to Jesus of Nazareth having fulfilled the first three Messianic
credentials of Isaiah 42:1.
Golden Nugget 7
We have earlier seen
that Luke 3:22 is another testimony of God declaring Jesus of Nazareth
as His beloved Son. Hence, the verse
verified that Jesus of Nazareth had fulfilled the first three Messianic
credentials of Isaiah 42:1.
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