SOUGHT OF THEM

Isaiah 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

ASKED NOT FOR ME

Before the Cross the Gentiles did not ask for Christ nor did they ask anything about him. They were without Christ; they were without knowledge of him.

MADE MANIFEST

A. He was manifested to them in the Gospel, which is a revelation of him and of

B. His Salvation through his blood [this salvation includes righteousness, peace, atonement and eternal life].

I AM SOUGHT

A. They had not sought him before the Gospel came to them; they sought the world, and the things of it, "for after all these things do the Gentiles seek". They sought after the wisdom of the world and vain philosophy. At their very best they only sought after morality and outward righteousness, but not after Christ

B. After he was manifested by the Gospel, they sought him.

1. They sought to have the gospel preached to them again and again.

2. They sought after the knowledge of Christ.

3. They sought for an interest in him.

4. They sought for grace, righteousness, salvation and eternal life from him.

5. They daily sought for supplies of grace from him.

6. They sought to be filled with Him [by his Spirt].

7. They sought to walk and to live in Him [in the Spirit].

I AM FOUND

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

When they sought him, with all their hearts they found Him. And in Christ they found all that they needed. Through Isaiah God promised that the Gentiles could have the following in Christ:

REST Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

JUDGMENT [Divine Rule of the Spirit in the heart of believers] Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

LIGHT: [To show the true way of salvation] Isaiah 42:6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

SIGHT, FREEDOM, LIBERTY Isaiah 42:7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

SALVATON: Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

BEHOLD ME! BEHOLD ME!

"I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name."

Christ says to them in the Gospel, whose eyes he opens by his Spirit, to "BEHOLD ME".

A. Turn your eyes from the world, from sin, from man, from religion.

B. Turn your eyes from self, from your own weakness, frailty, sinfulness, and impotence.

Turn your eyes upon Christ.

A. His Glorious person.

B. The Riches of His Grace.

C. His wondrous love, shown in his incarnation, life, death and resurrection.

D. His complete salvation.

Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.