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The opening verse grabs my attention. “Who has believed our message?” It’s a rhetorical question but one that was referenced twice in the New Testament.
But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?”
John 12:37-38 NASB
However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?”
Romans 10:16 NASB
Unbelief. Though He came just as Isaiah described, He was rejected just as Isaiah predicted. The irony here is that some person or group of people had to be aligned with the correct message regarding Jesus. The verse says “Who has believed OUR message?” There would be a faithful remnant who would have their hearts opened to the Messiah.
We tend to think that everyone who acknowledges Christ is faithful to believing His Message. This is not always true. There will be many who call to Him, “Lord, Lord” and he will reply “I never knew you.” Just like the unbelieving generation that put Him on a cross, there are those today who give Him lip service but do not honor Him in their hearts.
Jesus is not part of a smorgasbord. He owns the restaurant and everything else in this world. It’s time that we began to honor Him as Savior AND Lord.