I wonder what does Isaiah 53:2-3 mean to some Christians. It says "For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not".
This scripture is referring to Jesus, the savior of our sins, the Lord, one true God manifested in the flesh as the Son of God. Colossians 2:9 says in him (Jesus) dwells the fullness of the godhead bodily meaning he was fully God in divinity and fully man in humanity. Those who teach a false doctrine that points to trinity signifying three persons will have to answer to God. There is only one true and living God and he is the Father in creation, the Son in redemption, and the the Holy Ghost as indwelling Spirit. He's one God manifested in three operations or administrations. But Isaiah 53:2-3 stuck out at me because people do not have a clue of what really knowing Jesus and walking with the Lord is all about. They fail to realize that Jesus was not seeking a popularity contest against other rabbis. He was automatically the winner because he was in subjection to the will of God. Anybody who is on the Lord side and fulfills his will is hardly a loser. So why are there so many church folks promoting competition with singing, music, and dance. We will talk about the dancing thing later, but just to scratch the surface, mime teams are not of God but of the devil. The history of pantomime begin centuries ago and was performed in worshipping an idol god. How did this spirit make its way into mostly black churches with the characters having white-painted faces? The first time I saw this in a worship service, it was such a scary feeling in the atmosphere. When I did the research on mime and pantomime then I understood why I felt fear, and fear is not of God but I will talk about this dance stuff in the church later. What I'm trying to get people to see is that the man who they say they know and love was not trying to be seen or paid like majority of church performers who sing, preach, play instruments, etc. Yes, I play keyboard and have played for different churches and got paid . There's nothing wrong with that especially when it's a source of income but when it goes to extreme demands that a person won't even show up for service unless they are getting money up front and they leave as soon as the worship part of service is over and won't hear the word, then they're prostituting their gift instead of using it for the glory of God. The scriptures tell us that Jesus was not desirable looking meaning he didn't try to be noticed neither was he seductive. Speaking of seductive, this spirit has no boundaries but tries to seduce both the male and female gender. That's why it's important for Christian men and women to keep doors closed where Satan tries to creep in and take over. I will come back later but we must understand that if we're going to be like Jesus then we can't compete with the world in fashion, music, ministry, or business. That might sound impossible but with God all things are possible.
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