The prophet’s words are fulfilled in Jesus.

Not only is the personality of the Lord Jesus significant in the time after His birth until the end of time, but the personality of the Lord Jesus as the future Messiah was significant even before His birth. The Lord Jesus Himself confirms this in the Gospel when He quotes the prophet Isaiah saying, “Behold my servant whom I have chosen….” (Mt. 12:18). Why he applies these words to himself, the Gospel explains, “Many followed him, and he healed them all, only he warned them not to betray him. Thus was fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet” (Mt. 12:15-17).

Isaiah’s words are part of a song in which the Old Testament singer sings of the future servant of the Lord. Catholic exegetes and many other faithful scholars hold to this day that the Servant of the Lord spoken of in these songs is the Messiah-Jesus Christ. The ancient Jews also expounded on the Messiah. The Chaldean Targum, the Talmud, and many others have interpreted them. Today, we can say that all the songs say about the Servant of the Lord has been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The similarity between the Servant of the Lord and Jesus Christ is so significant that it is impossible not to recognize it. And apart from the Lord Jesus, there is no one who can embody the person sung and portrayed by these strokes. The person of the Messiah is known to Isaiah and is often presented to us in his prophecies.

However, we know and see from the life of the Lord Jesus that the Pharisees want to kill the Lord Jesus. Therefore, Jesus withdraws into the background, and at the same time, He commands those He healed to be silent. But we know that these do just the opposite. This is why the Lord Jesus is always getting into trouble, and this is why they later demand a death sentence for Him from Pilate. Strangely, such a little enviable life, which the Lord Jesus had to lead, became the focus of attention and the meaning of life for people until the end of time. But permeating all this is something joyful, to which we rightly give the name of the Gospel – glad tidings of joy. We understand this action when we understand the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus in the light of divine revelation.

What about our meekness? Do we argue with others, shout at each other? The words are true of Jesus: “He will not grieve, neither will he shout… He will not break a bruised reed, he will not quench a dying wick…” Mt. 12:19-20). Do we feel that this too belongs to us?
What about our humility? Can we see something good in the behavior and actions of others? Do we not extinguish the attempt at good by contempt, by the rejection of the other? Are we indeed disciples of the Lord Jesus? Can we be silent, and can we be silent? These and similar questions should be noticed in the practice of our lives.

The person of the Lord Jesus was, is, and will be significant for us and is worth following, imitating, and living according to the teachings of Jesus.