O wondrous Man!

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O wondrous Man! Various authors Isaiah 32:2 "A MAN will be as a hiding place from the wind, and a cover from the tempest, as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land." This glorious verse speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ--the Man of sorrows, yet the mighty Savior--who alone is the refuge and refreshment of His redeemed people. The Spirit here foretells a time when, amid judgment and desolation, a Man will arise as unspeakable consolation for His redeemed people. Jesus is not only God manifest in the flesh, but He is also that chosen Man, raised up by the Father to be all that His people need in time and eternity. 1. Jesus is "A hiding place from the wind." Jesus is a shelter from the chilling winds of temptation, affliction, and satanic assault. The believer is often battered by the sharp winds of this wicked world. But Christ is a hiding place. He stood exposed to the full fury of God's wrath in our stead, so that we might hide ourselves in Him. When we flee to Jesus, we are safe beneath the cover of His righteousness and love, shielded from the condemning power of sin, and the storms of conscience. "You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance!" (Psalm 32:7). 2. Jesus is "A cover from the tempest." This speaks of the violent storm--the tempest of divine wrath and judgment. At Calvary, Jesus stood as our Cover from the fiercest tempest ever unleashed--the holy vengeance of God upon sinners. He bore the storm in His own body, so that not a drop would fall upon His people. In Him, we are covered from the eternal wrath due to us. What peace to know that "there is now no conde