Devotion:
Read Isaiah 49:5-6.
God chose Israel before they were a nation. He remained faithful to his people although they wandered so that Israel could become “a light for the Gentiles.” He made his people a nation that the world would know as God’s chosen. Isaiah received God’s promise some 700 years before Jesus fulfilled it on the road to Jerusalem. Now God’s Son would bring salvation to all peoples, Gentiles as well as Jews. Jesus trekked resolutely toward Good Friday’s cross to redeem his people and make them the light of the world.
As Isaiah tells us, God’s servants exist to display his splendor, which is a burden and a reward. God’s love and splendor is too wonderful to be reserved for a select few. God is for all people in the world. As Christians we should be helping show the path to Christ to those who are searching. God is the hope of the world and we should not be bashful in proclaiming this to others. Do others see the light of God in us? The burden of being God’s servant is to do what God is calling us to do and the reward is sharing God’s love and eternal life with those around us.
Personal Worship Option:
Think about who you can share the Good news to around you. Is it a friend, family member, neighbor or someone in the grocery store? Dear God, help us have conversations about your love every time that you give us the opportunity. Amen.
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