Title: "Salvation Comes to Gentiles, through Jews Rebelling"
Scripture
Romans 11:11 "Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!" 15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
Observe:
Paul seems to be saying that the Jews were disobedient and because of this we as Gentiles have had a chance at salvation. We are grafted into a tree that has the Jews at the root. We are not to boast over the Jews because they are the root, the foundation of the tree. The Jews will have opportunity to believe again, Paul said he was trying to make them envious. Israel has experienced a hardening of heart until the "full number" of Gentiles has come in.
Apply:
Hard passage to apply today. I must realize God's sovereignty over my salvation. I must understand that the Jews are rejecting Jesus now so that Gentiles might be saved. How gracious is God? It is all about God and He is in control and should be praised.
Prayer:
Father, I praise you that you have given us (Gentiles) a chance to believe and be saved. You didn't have to, however through Israel's rejection of your Son we have opportunity. I pray for the Jews today that they might see Jesus high and lifted up, so that they too might be grafted back into the tree they once were. I pray for my relatives and friends who don't believe, soften their heart to you before it is too late. In Jesus name, Amen
Scripture: "When the storms of life come, the wicked will be whirled awway, but the godly have a lasting foundation" Proverbs 10:25
Observation: This proverb doesn't say IF storms of life come, it says WHEN they come. As Christians we are not promised "storm-free," easy lives. The trials & storms of life willcome - what is my foundation? Is it lastin or will I be whirled away by the storm?
Application: My life needs to be firmly grounded in Christ. I need to know Him & His Word well; I need to have sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. My foundation must be the Solid Rock of Jesus because storms of life WILL come - if my eyes are not on the cross I will fall & lose hope. If my foundation is in Christ He alone will enable me to stand. He is the only foundation that will last.
Prayer: Father God thank you for this truth - that Jesus is my firm foundation. That you are trustworthy & good, making me able to stand up against the storms of life. Forgive me for times when I've trusted faulty foundations. Jesus I pray that you will enable me to know you well - to have you as my lasting foundation. I love the word LASTING in this verse - this tells me you are constant, never-changing, always there, unending - thank you Jesus! In your name - Amen.
Scripture: Deut 1:17 Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.
Observation: Moses is telling me to fear only God. For God will judge everything. You must do what is right for and in God. When you are making decisions you need to turn over the hard ones to God.
Apply: I need to listen and obey God. He is the one I need to fear, not the people and ways of the earth. God wants to help me, therefor I need to turn to Him and ask for guidance and help. He is there to help and lead me. I'm not alone. I'm not always the one who is IT.
Prayer: Father God, help me to seek you knowing that you are judging and not ME. Help to me stop thinking I'm the one who needs to decide and make it all right. I wanna make you Happy. Help me to be helped. XOXO
Title: "Salvation Comes to Gentiles, through Jews Rebelling"
ReplyDeleteScripture
Romans 11:11 "Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!" 15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
Observe:
Paul seems to be saying that the Jews were disobedient and because of this we as Gentiles have had a chance at salvation. We are grafted into a tree that has the Jews at the root. We are not to boast over the Jews because they are the root, the foundation of the tree. The Jews will have opportunity to believe again, Paul said he was trying to make them envious. Israel has experienced a hardening of heart until the "full number" of Gentiles has come in.
Apply:
Hard passage to apply today. I must realize God's sovereignty over my salvation. I must understand that the Jews are rejecting Jesus now so that Gentiles might be saved. How gracious is God? It is all about God and He is in control and should be praised.
Prayer:
Father, I praise you that you have given us (Gentiles) a chance to believe and be saved. You didn't have to, however through Israel's rejection of your Son we have opportunity. I pray for the Jews today that they might see Jesus high and lifted up, so that they too might be grafted back into the tree they once were. I pray for my relatives and friends who don't believe, soften their heart to you before it is too late. In Jesus name, Amen
Title: "When the Storm Comes"
ReplyDeleteScripture: "When the storms of life come, the wicked will be whirled awway, but the godly have a lasting foundation" Proverbs 10:25
Observation: This proverb doesn't say IF storms of life come, it says WHEN they come. As Christians we are not promised "storm-free," easy lives. The trials & storms of life willcome - what is my foundation? Is it lastin or will I be whirled away by the storm?
Application: My life needs to be firmly grounded in Christ. I need to know Him & His Word well; I need to have sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. My foundation must be the Solid Rock of Jesus because storms of life WILL come - if my eyes are not on the cross I will fall & lose hope. If my foundation is in Christ He alone will enable me to stand. He is the only foundation that will last.
Prayer: Father God thank you for this truth - that Jesus is my firm foundation. That you are trustworthy & good, making me able to stand up against the storms of life. Forgive me for times when I've trusted faulty foundations. Jesus I pray that you will enable me to know you well - to have you as my lasting foundation. I love the word LASTING in this verse - this tells me you are constant, never-changing, always there, unending - thank you Jesus! In your name - Amen.
Dani
Divine Mentor: Moses
ReplyDeleteTitle: God will fight for me
Scripture: Deut 1:30 The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,
Observe: Moses was saying that God had fought for the Israelites before and He would again so they could see it.
Apply: I need to see how God fights for me today.
Prayer: God, would you fight for me today like you did for the Israelites. Help me to see how you fight for me also. Amen
Cael said...
ReplyDeleteDivine Mentor: Moses
Title: Cloud
Scripture: Numbers 9:15 On the day of the tabernacle the tent of the testimony was set up. The cloud covered it.
Observation: The cloud was God. He watched from day to night. God is always with you.
Apply: I will look for God. I will look for his help because he is always there.
Pray: God, help me look for you every day, every second of my life. AMEN
Divine Mentor: MOSES
ReplyDeleteTitle: Not it
Scripture: Deut 1:17 Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.
Observation: Moses is telling me to fear only God. For God will judge everything. You must do what is right for and in God. When you are making decisions you need to turn over the hard ones to God.
Apply: I need to listen and obey God. He is the one I need to fear, not the people and ways of the earth. God wants to help me, therefor I need to turn to Him and ask for guidance and help. He is there to help and lead me. I'm not alone. I'm not always the one who is IT.
Prayer: Father God, help me to seek you knowing that you are judging and not ME. Help to me stop thinking I'm the one who needs to decide and make it all right. I wanna make you Happy. Help me to be helped.
XOXO