DAILY READINGS: Gen. 15-16; Job 18-19; Matt. 8:28 to 9:17
Then did they spit in His face, and buffeted Him; and others smote
Him with the palms of their hands. Matthew 26:67
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would not hide His face from
shame and spitting, but would set it as a flint towards Jerusalem to
suffer death. The fulfillment of this prophecy is recorded in Matthew
26, where the Saviour’s face was anointed by a forgiven woman,
kissed by a traitor, washed by His own tears, and spat upon and buffeted
by cruel guards. The Bible concludes by foretelling of a future
day when all the redeemed will be face to face with the Lord Jesus
and will worship Him forever. Keep longing for that day!
—Warren Henderson
And shall we see Thy face, and hear Thy heavenly voice?
Well known to us in present grace; well may our hearts rejoice. —J. Darby