Open your Bibles, if you would, to the book of Isaiah, and turn to chapter 49. We'll read verse 26, which will be our text for this message. The name of the message is Jesus, Savior and Redeemer. Also put your finger in Isaiah chapter 60, in verse 16, and we'll see that our great God is proclaimed twice once in each of these passages to be God and Savior and Redeemer of his people.

It's wonderful, it's wonderful. And these are the words of the blessed Messiah, the sent one of God, the one who was promised, the promised seed of a woman, all who's come and will save God's people from all their sins. It's absolutely wonderful. God in the flesh come to save a people chosen in him from all their sins. I mean all of them. How? Through his blood and righteousness.

Let's read verse 26, Isaiah chapter 49, verse 26. And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh. and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine, and all flesh shall know that I am the Lord." Oh, look at that. That's Jehovah. That I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Oh, our Savior, our Redeemer is God, the Mighty One. of Jacob. So marvel at these words, beloved of God. Our Savior, our Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, is none other than the Mighty One of God. God's own Son, co-equal with the Father and co-equal with the Holy Spirit. Oh my, He's the Mighty One of Jacob. And look what he proclaims in this wondrous verse. Oh, look at this. I am the Lord. Sorry. I, the Lord, am thy Savior. Who's our Savior? Jehovah. He's the Savior of his people. I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer.

Oh, he's redeemed us from all our sins, hasn't he? By the shedding of his blood. And in this wonderful title, the mighty one of Jacob. Oh, my. Now turn, if you would, to Isaiah chapter 60, and we'll read verse 16. Again, the Messiah proclaims these words. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings, and thou shalt know that I the Lord, and thy Savior, and thy Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob.

Look at that. And isn't it amazing that God's revealed himself to we who are his people, that we now know by the power of God, the Holy Spirit, by the regenerating power of God, the Holy Spirit, we're born again, taken from our deadness of our sins, that we fell in Adam, just dead and trespassed the sins, to life in Christ. And now do we not know that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, is God, and that He is our Savior, and that He is our Redeemer, and that He is the Mighty One of Jacob, the Holy One of God?

Isn't that wonderful? And He had told us here, they're going to know. God's people will know who I am. And we know, as Brother Tom and I have often talked about, that's by the revelation of God. It's absolutely amazing. These two texts of Scripture, the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, declares himself before he's even come to this earth, oh my, to be our God and our Savior and our Redeemer.

And note, he's declaring here the intention and purpose to make himself known to his people. This is amazing to His chosen, to His redeemed people. And how is He going to reveal Himself to us? As our God, which He is. He's God Almighty. He's our Savior. He's our Redeemer. He saved us from all our sins by redeeming us, by purchasing us with His precious blood. It's glorious.

And ultimately, to cause all the world to behold him. And one day, they're all going to see him, aren't they? Oh, yeah, the great white judgment throne. Oh, my. Everyone who ever lived shall stand before Christ. My. And those on the left side, the ghosts, will know that Christ is our Redeemer. But they have no Redeemer. Oh, my. They perished in their sins. They hated Christ. They wanted to hear nothing of the gospel. And here we are on the right, the sheep of God, and we love, we love the gospel. We love the Bible. We love God. He's made himself known to us as our Savior and our Redeemer. And the only one who made us to differ from the goats on the left side is the mercy and grace of God. Only God made us to differ. My.

The Old Testament scriptures are full of pictures of redemption through the Messiah and the efficacy of Christ's atonement. Perfect. The freeness and how he voluntarily gave his life up for his people. His obedience unto death. As our Redeemer. Oh my. He's the Son of God.

Now let us direct the eye of faith that God's given us. Let us direct our minds and our thoughts to our glorious Redeemer, who He is. It declares here, this is the Bible declaring this, that I, the Lord, am thy Savior. Beloved, Jehovah is our Savior. and thy Redeemer. Jehovah is our Redeemer. My, the mighty one of Jacob. The mighty one of Jacob is our Savior and our Redeemer. Let us try to get a hold of this great truth about our glorious God. He created all things. And by Him all things consist. And He rules and disposes of all things exactly as He purposes, according to the good pleasure of His will. And He declares Himself to be thy Savior and thy Redeemer. This is glorious. If He is our Redeemer, and indeed He is God, then it must be concluded that He'll also be our Savior.

Wonder of wonders! The Holy One, the Just One, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Word of God, becomes a man. His name is the Lord Jesus Christ. And the whole reason he came was to live that perfect life, which we never could live, weave in a coat of righteousness that we would be clothed in, and to give his life, to give his life to save us from our sins. That's glorious. Sinner friend, that's good news. And you know, all who come to Christ shall be saved. Shall be saved. He's never turned a sinner away who comes to him. Never. My.

You know, redemption would mean nothing if it didn't carry with it the assurance of everlasting salvation. And that's what we have in Christ. Redemption is the very essence, and in its very essence carries the assurance of deliverance. We've been redeemed. We've been delivered from our sins. And salvation is only in the Lord God Himself. What a word of hope that is for us, that God Himself says, I'm your Redeemer. I'm your Savior. I'm Jehovah. Isn't that amazing?

My, Isaiah 41, verses 13 and 14, listen to these wonderful words. For I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, fear not, I will help thee. Oh, my, fear not. Let nothing in this world, we may tremble at things, but let us look to our King and cherish these words, fear not. My, Fear not, he says it twice. He says it first in Isaiah 41, 13, fear not, I will help thee. Then in Isaiah 41, 14, he says, fear not, thou worm, Jacob, and ye men of Israel, I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer. Look at that. The Holy One of Israel. That's our King. The Holy One of Israel. My. My, it's wonderful.

How did the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, become our Redeemer? Well, He was appointed to this work of salvation by God the Father, this work of redemption, and He assented to it. Oh, yes, He agreed to it in the covenant of grace before the world began. It was prophesied in the Old Testament that He would come, to save his people from their sins. It was proclaimed in the New Testament that he would come to save his people from their sins.

And through the numerous pictures and types and shadows, they all proclaimed the need for a redeemer, because they could never take away sin. But they pointed to the one who's coming to save his people from all their sins. That's the Messiah. And in the fullness of time, he was made of a woman. made under the law, sent to redeem them that were under the law by the shedding of his own blood and the giving of his life. And now he's entered into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For us. My, and in all, all those in Christ have complete, eternal redemption through his blood. And he's made of God unto us redemption, wisdom, sanctification, and he's everything. He's all our righteousness. All that a sinner needs is found in Christ. And he came to be our Redeemer, and he accomplished that work that he was sent to do.

My, and the Lord is a, Lord Jesus Christ is a surety of a better covenant. He's a guarantor of the covenant. His blood ratified that covenant of grace. It says this, from that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples how that he might go into Jerusalem and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and be raised again the third day. He considered himself under obligation to the Father to accomplish this great work of redemption. And how would he do it? By being crucified and hung on a cross and giving his life for his people, willingly.

Listen to this in Luke 22, 37, for I say unto you, this is the master again, that this that is written must be accomplished in me. And he was reckoned among the transgressors, for the things concerning me have an end. He was hung between two thieves, reckoned as a transgressor, yet without sin. Yet without sin. And those evil men went by and said, well, he saved others. Can he save himself? And they didn't have no clue he's saving all his people. All the elect from all the ages on that cross. That's why I preach a work that's already done 2,000 years ago. He completed it. And he cried, it's finished. And it was done. The work of redemption is done.

And then, listen to this in John chapter 3, verses 14 and 15. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. He must go to the cross, beloved. He must. Why? That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. Have you believed in Him? Have you cast your soul upon Christ? He's the only Saviour of sinners. He must be lifted up. I'll read that again. As Moses lifted up the serpent of the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Oh, that's wonderful.

Because he volunteered to be our surety and pledged himself to redeem us from our sins in that covenant of grace, By the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, they agreed to save a people. Oh, He pledged Himself to redeem those people, to save us from our sins. And the Father trusted His elect, the Father trusted His chosen into Christ's hands. Isn't that amazing? Isn't that amazing? The hands of His Son, And now our Savior declares, look what our Savior declared. He says, I'm God, and I'm your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. Know that? He promised to do for his people. He promised to be our Savior and our Redeemer, and he did it. Oh, my.

And being bound by his own honor, beloved, by his own word, the Son of God becomes a man, the Lord Jesus Christ, and redeems his people from all their sins by the shedding of his precious, precious blood. And in his perfect righteousness is imputed to us. This is glorious. Not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. Praise God for his mercy. Praise God for his mercy. Oh, praise the Lord Jesus Christ, our surety, our Redeemer, and our Savior, God himself. Amen and amen.