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What Does Luke 4:18 Mean?
The Spirit of the Lord was indeed upon JESUS, for He had been anointed of God to preach good news to the poor; to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed – and He gave His life as the ransom price for the sin of the world on a wooden cross, two thousand years ago
The Spirit of the Lord was indeed upon JESUS, for He had been anointed of God to preach good news to the poor; to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed – and He gave His life as the ransom price for the sin of the world on a wooden cross, two thousand years ago
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"the Spirit
of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the
poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight
to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed” - Luke
4:18 (NASB)
For
thirty-three years, the God of the universe stepped out of eternity into time.
He broke
into the timeline of the earth’s history, as the perfect Man, in order to
secure redemption for all, who would believe on His name.
He was
the anointed One, Who would redeem His people, as foretold by the prophets of
old.
He came
as God incarnate – fully God yet fully Man, so that His shed blood would pay
the full price of mankind’s bottomless swamp of sin.
His
claims were authenticated, in word and deed, by the fulfillment of every
prophecy, pertaining to His first coming.
He was
born of a virgin in the little town of Bethlehem. He was the promised Seed of
Abraham, of the house of Judah and the kingly line of David.
John the
Baptist’s voice crying in the wilderness would prepare His way, and He would be
prophet like Moses and declared “the Son of God”.
He would
speak in parables and be praised by children. He would be a priest after the
order of Melchizedek and He would be called a Nazarene.
He would
be a light in Galilee, heal the broken-hearted, and set captives free.
He would
be falsely accused, betrayed by one of His own, led as a lamb to the slaughter,
and yet would not open His mouth to defend Himself.
He would
be crucified with criminals and have His hands and feet pierced.
He would
rise from the dead and in so doing break the power of sin and Satan, death and
hell… for all who would trust in Him.
And early
in His ministry He stood up in His home-town synagogue, to declare, “the
Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to
the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed…”
Jesus
pronounced the fulfilment of this ancient prophecy from Isaiah, and the people
there wondered at the gracious words that fell from His lips, yet they sought
to slay Him for they could not accept the truth – but He passed through their
midst, for His time had not yet arrived.
Although
Jesus was rejected in His home-town of Nazareth and an attempt was made to kill
Him, He fulfilled this and many more astounding ancient prophecies, over the
course of His life.
The
Spirit of God was indeed upon Him for He submitted to the leading of the Spirit
throughout His life, spoke only those things He heard from the Father, carried
out His Father’s will and fulfilled every prophecy relating to His first
advent.
He did
indeed preach the good news of salvation to the poor, proclaiming freedom from
sin, Satan, death and hell – by faith in Him.
He gave
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and loosed the tongue of the mute.
He raised
the dead, turned water into wine, fed multitudes of men and freed those who
were oppressed through the good news that He came to bring.
The Spirit of the Lord was indeed upon JESUS, for He had been
anointed of God to preach good news to the poor; to proclaim freedom to the
captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed – and He
gave His life as the ransom price for the sin of the world on a wooden cross,
two thousand years ago.
My Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You that You sent the Lord Jesus to preach the good news to the
poor, to proclaim freedom to captives and recovery of sight the blind.
I confess
that I am poor and needy. I too was captive to sin and Satan and was
spiritually blind and dead in my trespasses and sin.
Thank You
that in Your grace You redeemed me from the pit, reached down and saved me from
my captivity and opened my eyes to the truth of Your Word.
Thank You
that by Christ’s death and resurrection I am a new person, and have His Spirit
within – to lead, to guide, to protect and to teach me in the way that I should
go.
May I
keep My eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith – in Whose
name I pray, AMEN.
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