"Fear God, Love God, Serve God": "Grafted In"

Sunday, November 10, 2013

"Grafted In"

"And if some of the branches were broken off, and you,

being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them,

and with them partake of the root and

fatness of the olive tree."

(Romans 11:17)

Barnes' Notes says it beautifully like this, "The meaning here is, that the Gentiles had been like the wild olive, unfruitful in holiness; that they had been uncultivated by the institutions of the true religion, and consequently had grown up in the wildness and sin of nature. The Jews had been like a cultivated olive, long under the training and blessing of God .... The ancient root or stock, that of Abraham, etc. was good. The branches - the Jews in the time of the apostle - had become decayed and unfruitful, and broken off. The Gentiles had been grafted in to this stock, and had restored the decayed vigor of the ancient people of God; and a fruitless church had become vigorous and flourishing .... The ingrafted limb would derive nourishment from the root as much as though it were a natural branch of the tree. The Gentiles derived now the benefit of Abraham's faith and holy labors, and of the promises made to him and to his seed."

The Church and bride of the Lord Jesus Christ are heirs of all the mighty promises of Abraham. We need only "read the will," the Holy Bible to claim our inheritance. Hallelujah! Every single Book of the Holy Bible renders promises made to the Jews, which are now ours, as joint heirs in Jesus Christ our Lord.

"The Lord bless and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26) "Do not let this Book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." (Joshua 1:8) "May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge." (Ruth 2:12) Promises, Promises, Promises ... all for the "grafted in" ones, and there are 66 books of them, waiting to be claimed.

O, Lord, that we would believe we have only

to "claim" your blessings ... May we pray the Jabez prayer:

We seek Your face, O Lord, and we come boldly before Your throne, asking that You would bless us, indeed. Help us to win souls and spread the gospel from North to South, East to West, and every Nation, kindred and tongue for Your name's sake. We will use Your blessings to further Your kingdom and bless the world as Your hand is upon us. Keep us from evil; grant us Your peace; empower us to accomplish Your will in the earth today; and we bless Your Holy name, as we go forth by the Name of Jesus, the Word of Jesus and the blood of Jesus. Amen.

"That the blessing of Abraham might come

on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;

that we might receive the promise of the

Spirit through faith."

(Galatians 3:14)