“I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring My salvation to the ends of the Earth.”  Isaiah 49:6

Perhaps in our minds, as we look out upon our present world, we have the thought, “They are hopeless.”  Maybe some of us think that about our own nation.  It is easy to become frustrated as we see bullying, injustice and such and to feel defeated about people and nations.

It’s good to be reminded as we move forward toward our celebration of July 4^th that God loves all people, all nations, especially our own.  So, none are to be thought of as “hopeless.”  God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son to die for all.  That includes the people of every nation.

The prophet Isaiah was given a challenging message.  The people of God were not just to be separate and distinct from all nations, from other “ethnic” peoples, from the Gentiles.  They were given to the nations as a light to bring the salvation story to the ends of the earth.  The NT people of God – that’s you and me – are now that light to the nations.

As we thank God this coming week for His blessings on our nation, as we strive to be thankful and helpful citizens, we humbly accept God’s calling to be light to our nation – the light of the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ.  That news is the hope of our nation and God’s hope for every nation.  Love in Jesus, Pastor Craig