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When He was afflicted         “He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth.   By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?   His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth” (Isaiah 53:7-9).         When we are afflicted, how do we respond?   I'm reminded of the gospel song “In these dark days lift up your eyes to Jesus”: (v. 1) In these dark days lift up your eyes to Jesus Lift up your eyes He's still upon the throne And come what may, He never will forsake you For He is God to Him all things are known, (v. 2) In...

  When He was oppressed and afflicted     "He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.  By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.  He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth" (Isaiah 53:7-9).     What do you do when you are troubled?  I liked to sing the gospel song “In these dark days lift up your eyes”: “In these dark days lift up your eyes to Jesus, lift your eyes He's still upon the throne, And come what may, He never will forsake you For He is God to Him all things are known.  Lift up your eyes He still is there, Be not dismayed He knows your weight of ...