Matthew 12:18 Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
Most of us are Gentiles. Again, to remind you a Gentile is just a non-Jew. It literally means "the nations." As in, we are us and we know we are and Gentile is everybody else. Most of us were born non-Jewish. I know there are some exceptions reading this, but it's true for the vast majority. Norwegians, whatever my mother-in-law might say, are not God's original chosen people.
But, Jesus came to open God's promises and God's hope to Gentiles. God put God's Spirit on Jesus so that he could proclaim justice not just to Jews, but also to Gentiles. Jesus came into the world to expand God's kingdom, to proclaim justice and light to Greeks and Romans, to Germans and Norwegians, to Chinese and Peruvians and Ethiopians. God sent Jesus to shine a light that the whole world can see. And we reside in that light.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
This Sunday we worship with Holy Communion at 8:30 and 11 and Education Hour at 9:45. Visit http://www.allsaintspalatine.org for full information and respond to this email to be unsubscribed from the devotionals mailing list. This Sunday during the Adult Forum, come to a conversation about the proposed 2014 budget ahead of the January 26 Annual Meeting.
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