938. God's Mercy on Israel — Romans 11:1-16

938.

God's Mercy on Israel

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Today's Passage: Romans 11:1-16

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Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.
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6th strategy.
Cause and Effect
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• Begin by inviting God to show you what is the cause and effect hidden in these verses. Ask Him to show you nuggets of wisdom.
• Read the passage completely.
• Divide a piece of paper into two columns.
• Title the first column Cause and the second column Effect
• Reread the passage. This time ask if there are any instructions that are given that have a direct end result.
• Write down the causes (in Cause column)and the effects (in the Effects column).
• Do you find a pattern?
• What are your thoughts?
• Now as you wrap all these thoughts up in your mind. Stop and thank God for being with you this very day.

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1. I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

2. No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this?  Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said, 
3. "LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too."

4. And do you remember God's reply?  He said, "No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!"

5. It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God's grace —his undeserved kindness in choosing them. 
6. And since it is through God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's grace would not be what it really is — free and undeserved.

7. So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have — the ones God has chosen — but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
8. As the Scriptures say,

"God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear."

9. Likewise, David said,

"Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well.
Let their blessings cause them to stumble, and let them get what they deserve.
10. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs be bent forever."

11. Did God's people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves.
12. Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God's offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.

13. I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this, 
14. for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them.
15. For since their rejection meant that God offered salvation to the rest of the world, their acceptance will be even more wonderful. It will be life for those who were dead!
16. And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy — just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.
Romans 11:1-16 NLT

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