Romans 9-11

November 26

Romans 9-11

Being sold out for a cause is not enough. Believing something with all of your heart does not make it true. Paul said the Israelites were zealous for God, but the zeal is not based on knowledge. They pursued God, but dismissed Jesus. Paul knows, he was one of them. When God did the unexpected, they did not submit to God instead they submitted to the Law. They could not accept that Jesus was the Son of God, that He came to fulfill the Law and that through Him alone we can find our salvation. We cannot be saved by our own righteousness, but only through uniting with Jesus and His righteousness.

How can anyone know God? How do we know to call on the name of Jesus? We only know the truth of the Gospel because the message has been spread throughout the world. God pursues us, desiring a relationship with us, but He uses other people to spread the Good News. Jesus said; "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”" (Matthew 28:19-20, NIV)

We are all called to make disciples, but we can also help the cause of Christ, by sending others to go to places where the Gospel has not been preached or where it has been corrupted. Some will hear the Word of God and turn to Him, while others will reject the Word shared with them. Their reaction is their choice, but we are called to go and share. Who knows God may use us to turn someone from the fires of hell, and bring them into the gates of heaven.