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Thursday—January 5th

Too Light
Isaiah 49:6
[The Lord] says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of
Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that
my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
When we are unloading the car after going grocery shopping I often give my two-year-old
something to carry inside. Usually it is just a small thing out of one of the bags, a can of soup or
some frozen vegetables. It is an easy job for her but it allows her to help. However, for my
older children, I ask a little more. They are given a full bag and often multiple full bags to carry
inside the house. I think they would be insulted if I told them that I only trusted them to carry a
small thing and certainly it would be a waste of their talents and strength to assign them a task
“too light.”
God said it was too light and too small that the promised Savior to be born would only be for
the tribes of Jacob and the people of Israel. He would send Jesus to be a light for all nations so
that his salvation could reach the ends of the earth.
There have been some great men in history who have been able to help single nations. A few
people who have helped empires. But there has been only one man who could be the Savior of
every nation.
It is only Jesus who was strong enough to take on the weight of the world’s sins. It is only
Jesus who was perfect enough to live a holy life for every single person in the world. It is only
Jesus who could be one with God the Father and win salvation for the entire world.
This is how great your Jesus is. He is not just your Savior. He is not just my Savior. He is not
just a Savior for this people or for that people. No, that would all be too light. Jesus is the
Savior for the world.

PRAYER:
Father, you have brought your good news to the ends of the earth. We thank you for being our
Savior and the world’s Savior. Amen.
ACTIVITY:
Take some time to learn about a new country. Go on Google maps or look at a globe and
discover a country that you don’t know much about. Then spend a few moments reading about
that country and the people who live there. Finally, say a prayer for the people there that God
would continue to share his Gospel there.

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