Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 61:1

"The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;" — Isaiah 61:1 (ASV)

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;

These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, who, looking forward to the time of his coming into the world, put them into his mouth; and in due time our Saviour read them, and applied them to himself in the synagogue at Nazareth as he said, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears: the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; –

Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, —

God has sent Christ to bind up the brokenhearted; then, will he not do it? Will he refuse, my brokenhearted brother or sister, to bind you up? O deeply troubled, tempest-tossed spirit, will the Anointed One reject you and refuse to fulfill his office for you?

Never; it is both his name and his office to save, for he is called Jesus, the Savior. O brokenhearted one, look to him; hear him say, at this moment, Jehovah has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, —

to proclaim liberty to the captives

Where are you, poor, wretched bond-slaves of sin, fettered with the iron chains of despair? Christ proclaims liberty even to you. Trust him, and you shall be –

"Freed from sin, and walk at large,
Your Saviour's blood your full discharge."

Jehovah hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives,

And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

There is a general discharge of prisoners; the time has come for it. Christ died to make it possible: He lives to perfect the emancipation of all for whom He died. He comes, by His Spirit, to give you the experience of it: the opening of the prison to them that are bound.

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,

You know who it is that speaks these words, our Lord Jesus himself.