OBEDIENT SAVIOR
Ninth
of nine devotions in Incarnation Parallel
Bible Study series
Isaiah
49:6, Luke 2:29-32
Isaiah
64:6: “he
says, ‘It is too small a thing for You to be My servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and
bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make You a
light to the Gentiles, that You may bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Luke
2:29-32: “Sovereign Lord, as You have
promised, You dismiss Your servant now in peace. For My eyes have seen the salvation, which You
have prepared in the sight of all people, a light to the Gentiles and for Your
people Israel.”
If the color transfers in the first
Scripture, green is God the Father referring to Jesus, God the Son, in red. The Father is informing Jesus what is His will
when Jesus comes to earth. A pretty tall
order: restore Jacob’s tribes (Israel), AND offer salvation to everyone else
(Gentiles) in the whole world.
An aged Simeon spoke the second Scripture
passage of prophetic joy, holding Jesus in his arms. Seeing Jesus was Simeon’s answered prayer. The Holy Spirit led Simeon to say that Christ
would bring light to the Gentiles, as well as to the Jews.
Jesus assures us in Matthew 5:16, “Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets;
I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Jesus successfully carried out the
Father’s will completely, fulfilling every law and prophecy. It wasn’t easy, though.
As a human, Jesus resisted torturous
death on the cross. He confided to
Peter, James and John in Gethsemane, “My soul is
overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
Stay here with Me and keep watch with Me.”
“Going a little farther, He fell
with His face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if
it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me.
Yet not as I will, but You will.’”
(Matthew 26:36-39). That’s
Jesus as God—our obedient Savior! He
died for me. He died for you.
Take
Home Nugget
The
Great Commission is what Jesus gave His disciples in Matthew 28:18b-20: “All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and in the name of the Son and in the name of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the end
of the age.”
Jesus gives this command to you,
too.
Holy
Father, lead me with the strength Jesus showed—by Your indwelling Holy Spirit—to
live obediently, like Jesus did! In
Jesus’ name, Amen.
J.D.
Griffith
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