The LORD's Commission.

Whenever we as christians hear the word commission we, at least I, immediately think of "The Great Commission."   However, it was brought to my attention that Christ had a commission.  Our role model not only lived a life that was exemplary, he had a commission just as we have.  However, this commission came from his heavenly father, premeditated before the beginning of time.  In the old testament Isaiah prophecies about the coming of Christ and his "job" while ministering to the people of this earth.  Isaiah 61 says: "THE SPIRIT OF THE SOVEREIGN LORD IS ON ME, BECAUSE THE LORD HAS ANOINTED ME TO PREACH GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO BIND UP THE BROKENHEARTED, TO PROCLAIM FREEDOM FRO THE CAPTIVES AND RELEASE FROM DARKNESS FOR THE PRISONERS, TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD'S FAVOR AND THE DAY OF VENGEANCE OF OUR GOD...".  Christ was sent to us to set us free, to "proclaim liberty" (NASB).  Looking to to the new testament we find the fulfillment of Isaiah's message.  Luke 4 tells a story of Jesus coming to Nazareth, where he had been raised, to share a message with the people.  He enters the synagogue on the Sabbath and the scrolls with Isaiah written on it were handed to him.  He read out of Isaiah 61 HIS COMMISSION.  The people that day, as Jesus pointed out, were witnesses to this fulfillment of scripture.  In verse 22 the people asked, "Isn't this Joseph's son?".  They were so mesmerized by Jesus' words that they didn't believe it was him!  How amazing would it be if we were so buried in our father's will that when we spoke of Him people began to ask, "It's that a child of God?"