Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring

how all of it points to Jesus. Hey friends welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is

Tiffany and I can't believe we are almost done with Isaiah. Only six chapters to go in our

journey. I hope you have loved it as much as I have. Yesterday we ended our time with the glorious reminder of our future home in the new heaven and new earth.

Today we receive a message directly from Jesus as we study Isaiah

chapter 61 through 63.

The beauty of Isaiah 61 is that Jesus himself

tells us he is the fulfillment of these verses. Jesus had just begun his

earthly ministry when he returned to his hometown of Nazareth. As was his custom he entered the synagogue and read from the scroll of

Isaiah. He read Isaiah 61 versus 1 through 2. We then read in Luke Chapter 4

20 through 21. He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the

attendant and set down, and the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. He began by saying to them,

today as you listen, this scripture has been fulfilled.

Jesus made it clear that he is the anointed messenger

Isaiah spoke of over 700 years before. God sent Jesus to bring good news, proclaim liberty, heal the

broken hearted, and give freedom to the prisoners. Jesus' defeat of sin on our behalf brings liberty and freedom to our souls.

When Jesus announced himself as the fulfillment of these verses in Isaiah 61, he was declaring that the new covenant had arrived.

As we moved to verses 4 through 9, more than likely the exiles in Babylon read the remainder of this chapter as the happy

future when they would return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city.

While that was not a wrong interpretation for them, these verses have greater meaning for us today as we awake the end times.

These verses speak to the building of the church.

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