isa 42v04 He Shall Not Fail
"HE SHALL
NOT FAIL!"
Isaiah 42:4
This is a blessed promise concerning the person and work of the Lord
Jesus Christ. It is a promise given to those who look upon him with an eye of
faith. Whatever it is that the Lord Jesus has undertaken to perform shall most
assuredly be accomplished. He cannot fail, because he is the Son of God.
"He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied."
1. OUR LORD DID NOT FAIL TO
FULFILL EVERY PROMISE AND PROPHECY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Everything that
was written concerning Christ was fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth.
2. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST DID
NOT FAIL TO MAGNIFY GOD'S LAW AND MAKE IT HONORABLE (v. 21). Living upon
this earth as our representative, the God-man perfectly obeyed the law of God,
weaving for us a spotless robe of righteousness.
3. OUR BLESSED REDEEMER DID
NOT FAIL TO MAKE A FULL AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION OF DIVINE JUSTICE FOR HIS
PEOPLE. It is blasphemous to suppose that the Lord Jesus Christ tried to
redeem the souls of men who perish under the wrath of God. That would mean that
he failed in his work: When Christ cried "It is finished", the work
of redemption was finished. The justice of God's law and nature was satisfied
in Christ for every soul for whom he stood as Surety.
4. THE GOOD SHEPHERD SHALL
NOT FAIL TO BRING EVERY SHEEP GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS FATHER INTO GLORY. All that the Father gave him, he will seek; and they shall come to
him. And he will present us faultless before the presence of his glory.
5. KING JESUS SHALL NOT FAIL
TO REIGN UNTIL ALL HIS ENEMIES ARE PUT UNDER HIS FEET. He will not fail to
establish a perfect rule of righteousness upon this earth. In this place, where
the battle was fought and won, the King must reign.
I believe in the final perseverance of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a
glorious thought to comfort our souls -"He shall not fail'"