Prophecy Fulfilled

Today’s Through the Bible Reading: John 4:27-46; Mark 1:14-15, and verses 21-45; Matthew 4:12-17; Matthew 8:1-4 and 4-17; Luke 4:14-44 and 5:12-16 

The people living in darkness have seen a great light. Matthew 4:16 NIV

In today's reading, Jesus binds up the broken hearted, proclaims freedom for those bound in sin, comforts those who mourn, and fills us with joy. Over 700 years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah wrote this description: