Fresh Manna . . . | The Despised |

Two nights ago, Maddie was talking about a boy that she felt compassion for but he did not take care of his physical appearance. He acted out, he didn't brush his teeth, etc. but she wanted to understand why he was this way. So, I had her get my Bible and I read Isaiah 53...

"There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him. He was despised and rejected - a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. He was despised, and we did not care. ...and I continued reading all of Isaiah 53."

I told her the boy could be what Jesus looked like and what heartache would that bring us to overlook him. You never know when we have a chance of meeting Jesus but we if we are consumed with appearances and others thoughts, we might ignore Him too.

Isaiah 53
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Matthew 25:34-40
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

I encourage you to read Isaiah 53 in a new light, then see who around you is "nothing beautiful, full of sorrow, and even despised and rejected by others." I personally was blown away.