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II Chronicles 21:1-23:21, Romans 11:13-36, Psalm 22:1-18, Proverbs 20:7
“‘Well, you may be saying, ‘those branches were broken off to make room for me, so I must be pretty good.’ Watch out! Remember that those branches, the Jews, were broken off because they didn’t believe God, and you are there only because you do. Do not be proud: be humble and grateful – and careful. For if God did not spare the branches, He put there in the first place, He won’t spare you either. Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is very hard on those who disobey, but very good to you if you continue to love and trust Him. But if you don’t, you too will be cut off. On the other hand, if the Jews leave their unbelief behind them and come back to God, God will graft them back into the tree again. He has the power to do it.” Romans 11:19-23
Through the years, I’ve seen Christians who felt superior to Jewish people. Some even believed something called “replacement theology.” It implies that God is done with the Jews and Christians are the replacement for them. Hard to read this scripture and believe that though. Our introduction to God comes through the Jewish people. God chose to be born a Jew and ushered in salvation as a Jew. Bottom line, God created and loves all people. It is His heart that we all be saved (II Peter 3:9), Jew and Gentile. It is all a work of God. We don’t even have a desire to find Him until He draws us.
PRAYER: Lord, help me be humble. I acknowledge that I am no better than any other person. I pray for the Jewish people who don’t believe in Christ, and I ask that You draw them and give them a desire to know and serve You by accepting what Jesus has done for us. I am so grateful to be born-again. Thank You Lord, amen.
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