He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. 
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, 
For He shall bear their iniquities. 

Isaiah 53:11  

Your people shall be volunteers 
In the day of Your power; 
In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, 
You have the dew of Your youth. 

Psalm 110:3 

When Christ said, ‘I will build My church,’ He was not referring to the institution as we tend to refer to it. He was speaking of His gathering of His people who are all the redeemed of all ages. That is the church of Jesus Christ. The ancient prophets were aware of this. David gives expression to it in the verse which forms the second portion of our text. The first portion of our text alludes to this success by saying, ‘He shall see the labor of His soul.’ To follow the metaphor, when a woman labors in childbirth she has great anguish and hardship. This often lasts for an extended period of time, which the natural course of childbirth requires. At the end of that, the child arrives. The midwife gives the child to the mother and she sees the labor of her soul. She holds the child she birthed with anguish and labor. The birth has been successful. Thus, Christ sees the labor of His soul with the gathering together of all His bloodbought people. His people are volunteers in the day of His power.  Christ has succeeded, is succeeding, and shall succeed, until all the ransomed church of God is saved to sin no more.  

Our Glorious, Living Christ, 
we rejoice that You will succeed in all Your work. 
We praise You that You will gather together 
all whom You have redeemed. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. 
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, 
For He shall bear their iniquities. 

Isaiah 53:11  

Your people shall be volunteers 
In the day of Your power; 
In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, 
You have the dew of Your youth. 

Psalm 110:3 

When Christ said, ‘I will build My church,’ He was not referring to the institution as we tend to refer to it. He was speaking of His gathering of His people who are all the redeemed of all ages. That is the church of Jesus Christ. The ancient prophets were aware of this. David gives expression to it in the verse which forms the second portion of our text. The first portion of our text alludes to this success by saying, ‘He shall see the labor of His soul.’ To follow the metaphor, when a woman labors in childbirth she has great anguish and hardship. This often lasts for an extended period of time, which the natural course of childbirth requires. At the end of that, the child arrives. The midwife gives the child to the mother and she sees the labor of her soul. She holds the child she birthed with anguish and labor. The birth has been successful. Thus, Christ sees the labor of His soul with the gathering together of all His bloodbought people. His people are volunteers in the day of His power.  Christ has succeeded, is succeeding, and shall succeed, until all the ransomed church of God is saved to sin no more.  

Our Glorious, Living Christ, 
we rejoice that You will succeed in all Your work. 
We praise You that You will gather together 
all whom You have redeemed. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning