" God knows how to save "
Romans 11:25-27 I
do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you
may not be conceited:
Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins." (NIV)
Today's passage contains a puzzle, because Paul writes that "all Israel will be saved".
Clearly, God's ancient people had become hard against Jesus.
As they continued in their resistance against the gospel, God allowed their hardness of heart;
but He also extended His promises so that Gentiles might believe and inherit eternal life.
At the same time, God had pledged Himself to fulfill His covenant to Jews and purge their sins.
How can this be?
In the same way that ancient Israel could not understand how God could welcome Gentiles,
some Gentile believers in Rome did not think that He would be gracious to Jews any more.
They could not see the end of the story or how God would fulfill His covenant to His people.
But we cannot apply human reason in order to predict God's activity.
Neither can we exclude what we think is impossible, because God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:7-9).
One thing we do know: only Jesus is the great deliverer, as this passage quotes (Isaiah 59:20).
The wonder of the gospel is that God welcomes everybody who puts their trust in Jesus.
The Lord, and not us, is responsible for the content of the message, sending out messengers,
softening people's hearts, giving them faith to believe, and filling them with His Holy Spirit.
It is not for us to determine whose hearts God will soften. Neither is it for us to predict the people
God will not save and transform by His power.
It does not matter who they are: Jews or Gentiles, educated or illiterate,
travellers or settled people, young or old, healthy or sick,
whatever their ethnic or religious background ..all who believe in Jesus will be saved.
Prayer for the day : -
Redeeming God. Thank You that You always keep Your promises.
Thank You that everybody who comes to Jesus will be saved; irrespective of their background.
Forgive me when I have made judgements about who can or cannot be saved;
and when I have failed to spread Your Word because I thought it would be ineffective.
Help me to see people though Christ-like eyes, share the gospel freely and pray for Your Kingdom
to come on earth as it is in heaven.
In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins." (NIV)
Today's passage contains a puzzle, because Paul writes that "all Israel will be saved".
Clearly, God's ancient people had become hard against Jesus.
As they continued in their resistance against the gospel, God allowed their hardness of heart;
but He also extended His promises so that Gentiles might believe and inherit eternal life.
At the same time, God had pledged Himself to fulfill His covenant to Jews and purge their sins.
How can this be?
In the same way that ancient Israel could not understand how God could welcome Gentiles,
some Gentile believers in Rome did not think that He would be gracious to Jews any more.
They could not see the end of the story or how God would fulfill His covenant to His people.
But we cannot apply human reason in order to predict God's activity.
Neither can we exclude what we think is impossible, because God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:7-9).
One thing we do know: only Jesus is the great deliverer, as this passage quotes (Isaiah 59:20).
The wonder of the gospel is that God welcomes everybody who puts their trust in Jesus.
The Lord, and not us, is responsible for the content of the message, sending out messengers,
softening people's hearts, giving them faith to believe, and filling them with His Holy Spirit.
It is not for us to determine whose hearts God will soften. Neither is it for us to predict the people
God will not save and transform by His power.
Our
task is simply to make the Good News about Jesus
available wherever God sends us,
and trust the Lord to bring His Word to life in people's hearts.
available wherever God sends us,
and trust the Lord to bring His Word to life in people's hearts.
It does not matter who they are: Jews or Gentiles, educated or illiterate,
travellers or settled people, young or old, healthy or sick,
whatever their ethnic or religious background ..all who believe in Jesus will be saved.
Prayer for the day : -
Redeeming God. Thank You that You always keep Your promises.
Thank You that everybody who comes to Jesus will be saved; irrespective of their background.
Forgive me when I have made judgements about who can or cannot be saved;
and when I have failed to spread Your Word because I thought it would be ineffective.
Help me to see people though Christ-like eyes, share the gospel freely and pray for Your Kingdom
to come on earth as it is in heaven.
In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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| Expect God to Answer Your Prayers
God
wants to direct you in life, but two things need to line up:
You have
to ask the right person, God, and you have to ask with the right
attitude — in faith, expecting an answer.
Have
you ever asked God for something and didn’t expect to get it?
That’s
why you didn’t get it. God works in our lives according to faith.
So
many times we say, “God, please guide me!” and we walk away not even
waiting for guidance.
We just immediately start to work.
We say, “God, I
want you to give me wisdom; help me make the right decision.”
But we
don’t really expect him to do that.
We think it all depends on us.
God
has promised to give us wisdom, if we will ask.
Wisdom is seeing life
from God’s point of view.
Wisdom is the ability to make decisions the
way
God makes decisions.
Think
about this: God never makes a bad decision.
He never makes a mistake.
He says if we trust him and listen to him, he will guide us.
But we
must ask in faith.
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You have to be happy to receive the happy versions of other people!
With every single person you come into contact,
you are either giving love or you're not.
And based on what you give, that is what you receive.
Give love to others through kindness,encouragement,support,
gratitude,or any good feeling ,
and it comes back to you multiplied in every area of your life.
Look for the things you love in a relationship more than you notice negative things
and it will appear as if something incredible has happened to the other
person.
You have to be happy to receive the happy versions of other people!
The force of love presents you with a whole array of Personal Emotional Trainers,
disguised as everyday people, but they are all training you to choose love!
Life is presenting every person and circumstance to you so you can
choose what you love and what you don't love.
When you react to anything you are reacting with your feelings,
and as you do,you are choosing it!
Changing the way you feel is easy
compared to running around trying to
change
the circumstances of the outside world.
Change your feelings and the outside
circumstances will change!
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