God said, “Israel is my firstborn son,” implying in the first place that there’s more children to come. And in the second place, God loves Israel. And God has singled Israel out for a mission to make everybody sons and daughters of God. You read the story and Israel fails in this mission. But the God who created and saved Israel wouldn’t let Israel hide, and He will not let you hide. He won’t let you be lost in the crowd. He loves you too much for that. So God sent His Son to set things right. God sent Jesus so that Israel, all those singled out, will never stand alone. Jesus became Israel’s stand-in, their Substitute, their replacement. He took with Him to the cross Israel and all his failures. He took you and all of yours. He singled you out to die with Him so that you might live in Him. The crucified and risen Jesus is the voice in your burning bush moment, and He says to you, “Go, I am sending you. I have singled you out for this. But you are not alone. I am with you.”
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