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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, June 15, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Faithful Jews Bible Verse:Romans 11:1-5 (ESV) "Iask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace." Message:
God is not like a fickle shopper, who returns a shirt to the store because he decides he doesn’t like it after all. He didn’t choose the Hebrews and then simply discard them. Paul wants to make this clear, because he has spent so much time showing that the status of the Jewish nation has changed. Not only is God’s covenant fulfilled to the Gentiles, but many Jews (especially the leaders) are in a worse position than Gentiles; for they have a fixed idea about the relationship of God and man, and they have difficulty accepting the gospel because of it.
One might say that they “should” not have a problem, because all of Judaic history and literature is filled with the promise of a Messiah, a descendant of David to be born in Bethlehem. But “should” is a tricky word. In practice, they are comfortable with the way things are; many Jews of the day would rather live in the world they know, where the Messiah is perpetually to come some day in the future.
But to say God abandoned the Jews ignores all of what Paul has argued before; for their righteousness was one of faith all along, not one of law. Those who truly have faith, will find that their faith leads them to Christ. Throughout their history, many (and sometimes most) Jews did not participate in the old covenant. Paul cites Elijah during one of the darkest hours of Judaic history, when it seemed all of Israel had fallen away from the Lord.
In summary, Paul is saying that things are no different for the Jews now than before. Israel was never 100% faithful to God and never 100% unfaithful. Even at the time of Elijah’s plaint, God kept 7,000 Hebrews faithful to Him. The time of Paul is just the same; the Jews of faith will accept the gospel joyfully, and those without faith will fall away, just as they have always done.
Meditation : Prayer : God is not like a fickle shopper, who returns a shirt to the store because he decides he doesn’t like it after all. He didn’t choose the Hebrews and then simply discard them. Paul wants to make this clear, because he has spent so much time showing that the status of the Jewish nation has changed. Not only is God’s covenant fulfilled to the Gentiles, but many Jews (especially the leaders) are in a worse position than Gentiles; for they have a fixed idea about the relationship of God and man, and they have difficulty accepting the gospel because of it. One might say that they “should” not have a problem, because all of Judaic history and literature is filled with the promise of a Messiah, a descendant of David to be born in Bethlehem. But “should” is a tricky word. In practice, they are comfortable with the way things are; many Jews of the day would rather live in the world they know, where the Messiah is perpetually to come some day in the future. But to say God abandoned the Jews ignores all of what Paul has argued before; for their righteousness was one of faith all along, not one of law. Those who truly have faith, will find that their faith leads them to Christ. Throughout their history, many (and sometimes most) Jews did not participate in the old covenant. Paul cites Elijah during one of the darkest hours of Judaic history, when it seemed all of Israel had fallen away from the Lord. In summary, Paul is saying that things are no different for the Jews now than before. Israel was never 100% faithful to God and never 100% unfaithful. Even at the time of Elijah’s plaint, God kept 7,000 Hebrews faithful to Him. The time of Paul is just the same; the Jews of faith will accept the gospel joyfully, and those without faith will fall away, just as they have always done..............Amen |
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