We come today to another of the passages in the book of Isaiah dealing with ‘the servant of the Lord’. The ‘servant of the Lord’ here and elsewhere in Isaiah’s prophecies is Israel, but it applies, as I have said, through Christ (who embodied the commission of Israel) to us. Yet again I encourage you to read these words slowly and carefully and hear God addressing you. This is about you. Insert your name where you see ‘Israel’, ‘Jacob’ and ‘Zion’. You can do this because you have been grafted into the covenant people of God through Jesus Christ. Moreover, you have a particular significant calling to be a child of God and an instrument for his glory. You were created to bear his image in a way that is unique to you. No one can reflect God the way you can because you are a unique facet of God’s creative providence for this world. Find your identity in your divine calling. Your calling is not what you do; your calling is who you are. You will have different assignments in life, but you have one great calling. You are called to be God’s representative in those places and relationships where you are uniquely placed to fulfil God’s mission. When you open your heart to this truth then your eyes will be opened to the constant opportunities God is giving you to represent him.
Make this your commission today.
Read Isaiah 49
