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Bible, Gossip, Isaiah, Knowledge, Mind, Romans, Scripture, Wisdom

THE MIND OF THE LORD

ROMANS 11:34

“For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR?”

President Trump has a lot of people around him who advise him on world events and matters of security for the nation. There is no way any President can have the knowledge to make all the decisions necessary to rule the nation effectively. He depends on his cabinet members and others to give him wise counsel. Whether he accepts their counsel or not is another matter. But that is what they are there for.

Unlike the President, the Lord does not need counselors to advise Him on how to rule. In today’s verse, Paul refers to Isaiah 40:13 which reads, “Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him?” You may know people who think they could do that. Wrong! No man is able to do such. Thinking you can is pure foolishness. Paul, of course, is referring to all he has just shared about God’s plan for salvation involving the Jewish nation rejection of Jesus which led to the gospel being shared with the Gentiles.

APPLICATION

I am reminded of the last few chapters of Job where God answered Job and his friends. In Job 38:1-3 we see this. “1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind and said, 2 ‘Who is this who darkens the divine plan by words without knowledge? 3 Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man, and I shall ask you, and you inform Me!’” I really like that last verse. “Tighten the belt on your waist like a man.” In other words, buckle up big boy.

We can trust God’s wisdom and knowledge, judgment and ways, as we saw in yesterday’s verse. If you ever find yourself doubting God, just know that is the deceiver whispering in your ear. I think of Proverbs 18:8. “The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.” The devil doesn’t have to get you stop believing in God. He just plants a seed of doubt to get you to stop trusting.

Don’t you love James 3:17? It speaks of God’s wisdom which he grants to us. “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.” I bet President Trump would like more of that kind of wisdom from his advisors. I pray we all seek that kind of wisdom.

You are the only wise God and I praise You.

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Bible, Forgiveness, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Romans, Sacrifice, Scripture, Sin

THE REMOVAL OF SIN

ROMANS 11:27

“‘THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.’”

When I was young, I worked in my uncle’s and my cousin’s tobacco fields. That was hot, hard work. But it was also dirty work. I would come home at the end of a long day completely filthy. The tar from those tobacco leaves stains your hands and ruins your clothes. I found that green tomatoes could cut the grim from my hands. Getting clean from a day’s work was work in itself. I am so glad I am not responsible for getting myself clean spiritually. That’s God’s job.

Paul reflects on God’s covenant with His chosen nation today and seems to allude to Jeremiah31:33-34. What he writes in verse 27 of Romans 11 is more of a paraphrase than a direct quote. Those verses say, “33 ‘For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,’ declares the LORD: ‘I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 35 They will not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, “Know the LORD,” for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will forgive their wrongdoing, and their sin I will no longer remember.’”

APPLICATION

What great words from the Lord to His people. Paul reminds us that God is a covenant-keeping God. He will never leave His children wanting. He still pursues the Jewish nation today. One day every knee will bow to Jesus, even those who are a part of the Jewish nation. He cleansed them once through the blood sacrifices and cleanses them today through the blood of His Lamb, Jesus Christ.

The same Greek word for “take away” is used in Hebrews 10:4 and is a reminder of the futility of those old blood sacrifices. “For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” The word means to cut off take away. Isaiah 43:25 goes even further in this description of the removal of our sins. “‘I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.’” He removes them and remembers them no more. Wow!

Give the Lord praise today for this wonderful gift. You can probably remember your sins, can’t you? But God chooses to remember them no more. Once you come to Jesus, all He sees is His blood covering you. Can I encourage you to look at other’s sins the same way? Pray for them. Forgive them if they have harmed you. Place them in God’s hands. Only He can remove the stain of those sins, but we can move past them through His power.

O Lord, there are no words to express my gratitude for the forgiveness of my sins.

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Bible, Cross, Deliverance, Isaiah, Jesus, Messiah, Romans, Scripture, Ungodly

AS IT IS WRITTEN

ROMANS 11:26

“and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written: ‘THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.”

I have been writing devotional blogs just about every day since January 2016. I just surpassed 3700 blogs. This was the result of having gone through the Every Man A Warrior study which taught me how to journal in my personal Quiet Time. It has become second nature now. I normally write the devotional and schedule it to post the next day on this blog site. Perhaps one day people will continue reading these short devotionals to encourage them in their walk with Christ and in their study of the Word.

Those little words, “as it is written,” are more powerful than you may first think. This particular quotation from Isaiah 59:20 is a prophetic statement pointing directly at Jesus. Zion was an area of Israel that became acquainted as Jerusalem, the city of David. Zion became a reference to Israel as a nation. Even today Jews are called Zionists by people who want to insult them. They don’t even realize that is a compliment. The point, though, of this passage was to point to the eventual arrival of the Messiah, which Jesus fulfilled.

APPLICATION

Great history lesson, Carl, but how does this apply to me? Glad you asked. Look at a couple of words Paul uses to quote Isaiah – deliverer and ungodliness. Has Christ delivered you? I hope so. I pray you have been rescued from the consequences of your sin. I pray you have been delivered from the wrath of God through the shed blood of Christ. This Messiah that was sent over 2000 years ago is our deliverer just like He was and is the deliverer for Israel.

And the verse says He will remove all ungodliness from Jacob. The purpose of Jesus’ death and resurrection was so that we too could walk godly before the Father. Ungodliness simply means the absence of what is godly. The Topical Lexicon gives us this statement about the Greek word used here. “Asebeia denotes the absence of reverence toward God that inevitably issues in conduct contrary to His character and commands. It is not merely irreligion but an active, willful disregard for divine majesty.”

When we come to Christ, all that disregard vanishes. We recognize all He has done for us and bow before His majesty. Instead of disregard we show an awe and reverence for His glory. Our Messiah came centuries ago for us. He had you in mind when He hung on that cross. His blood washed your sins away. It has been written! God loves you. Now, go spread the news. 

Thank You, Father, for delivering me from my life of ungodliness. You have cleansed me for eternity.

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ENGRAFTED

ROMANS 11:17

“But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree,”

As part of my two stem cell transplants, I had to go through a time of engraftment of my stem cells. This process is defined as “the critical process where transplanted hematopoietic stem cells travel to the bone marrow, attach, and begin producing new, healthy blood cells ( white cells, red cells, platelets). It marks the success of a bone marrow transplant, typically occurring 2–4 weeks post-transplant, when blood counts begin to recover.” (National Marrow Donor Program) Let me tell you, there is joy when you are told you have a successful engraftment.

Paul uses the idea of engraftment in today’s verse, but he is not talking about stem cells. He, on the other hand, used an illustration of husbandry where a farmer would engraft the branch from one olive tree into an older, more mature tree. It is truly amazing to see this process when the new branch successfully engrafts and then produces fruit, not from whence it came but fruit like they older, more mature tree.

APPLICATION

The Greek word translated as “grafted” is egkentrízō which comes from “en, (in) and kentrizō, (to prick, puncture) – properly, to engraft (insert) by making a puncture to graft a living shoot into another living plant (tree). It always refers to God combining His two redeemed ethnic groups (OT, NT believers) into one people. Egkentrízō occurs six times, all in Romans 11:17-24.” (HELPS Word-studies) We’ll see these occurrences over the next several days in our study of Romans.

So, according to this passage, every Gentile who comes to the saving knowledge of Christ should have gratitude towards the Jewish nation, the “rich root of the olive tree.” We are inseparably linked in God’s creative order. It was His plan from the beginning to use the Jewish nation to reach the world with His message of redemption. This was accomplished through His Son. We are now the engrafted branch that is bearing fruit.

Isaiah 11:10 points us towards this engrafting. “Then on that day the nations will resort to the root of Jesse, who will stand as a signal flag for the peoples; and His resting place will be glorious.” Hosea 2:23 gives the promise to those were outside the nation of Israel when the Lord says, “‘I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, “You are My people!” And they will say, “You are my God!”’” Are you engrafted yet? It’s not too late.

Father, thank You for engrafting me into the root of Jesse and producing through me fruit for Your kingdom.

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Awe, Bible, Bowing, Isaiah, Romans, Scripture, Sin, Worship

BOWED BACKS

ROMANS 11:10

“‘MAY THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT AND BEND THEIR BACKS CONTINUALLY.’”

When I was growing up in rural Southwest Georgia, I worked for Walter Pollock and Sons. Mr. Walter was a farmer and businessman. One of his operations was a Feed and Seed store. We also sold fertilizer and other crop products. During peanut season I would often get sent out to the warehouse to load land plaster which the farmers used to dust their peanuts. Those bags were about the size of concrete bags and weighed about 80 pounds each. We would load two or three bags on our shoulders and carry them onto awaiting trucks, usually ten to fifteen tons. That will bow your back after a full day.

The imagery Paul uses in today’s verse is of the Jews who would suffer hardships due to their refusal to follow the Lord. We know that during Paul’s day he saw many Jews suffering under Roman rule. Some of those Jews were forced into servitude in mines or building roads. Their backs were bent from this work. Hardships often follow disobedience. You’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it.

APPLICATION

Paul isn’t referring to bowed backs due to just hard work. There’s nothing wrong with hard work. But when our disobedience causes extra burdens to bear, that’s when God’s judgment can come into play. Are you hearing me? Are you under a heaven burden right now of your own making? Take a step back and do a little observation. What is the Lord trying to steer you away from? What is He asking you to change about your life?

The Topical Lexicon explains the word used by Paul for “bend.” It is the word sunkamptō and appears once in the New Testament here in today’s verse. “Paul quotes Psalm 69 to portray divine judgment that leaves the unrepentant with ‘backs … bent forever’ (Berean Standard Bible). The verb pictures a forced, continuous bowing that contrasts sharply with the joyful, voluntary bending of worship.”

So, tell me what you would rather do – bend your backs in servitude to the sins that weigh you down or bend your knees in worship? I know what I prefer. Bowing before a holy God in reverence is a good bending. It is a sign of humility and awe. Try that today. Bend your knees and your back before Him. He will lift you up. I guarantee you the devil won’t pick you up. He’ll keep putting more weight on your shoulders.

Thank You, Lord, for lifting my burdens on Calvary. I bow before You now is reverence to Your name.

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BLIND AND DEAF

ROMANS 11:8

“just as it is written: ‘GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.’”

I have known several blind people or others who were deaf, but I have never known a blind and deaf person. One of the most famous was Helen Keller who lost her sight and hearing after an illness when she was 19 months old. She was taught by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, how to communicate by feeling lip movements and reading braille. She eventually learned to speak. Check out the 1962 movie, “The Miracle Worker,” to see this remarkable story.

Paul uses an Old Testament passage to show the extreme disregard of the Gospel message by the Jews. He calls them blind and deaf. Scholars disagree which passage Paul is referencing. One is found in Isaiah 29:10 “For the LORD has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep, He has shut your eyes—the prophets; And He has covered your heads—the seers.” Another is Deuteronomy 29:4 “Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.” But my favorite is found in the calling of Isaiah as a prophet in Isaiah 6. In verse 10 we read, “Make the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes blind, So that they will not see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” Regardless of which passage Paul had in mind, the message is clear. The Jews refused to see or hear.

APPLICATION

Go back to the phrase “GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR,” in today’s verse. What does that mean? The Greek word for “stupor” is katanuxis, and it only occurs in this verse. Look at this description of the word. “The word refers to a condition of spiritual numbness—a deadening of the faculties of perception so that truth is heard without being grasped and seen without being perceived. It is not mere ignorance but a divinely permitted torpor that seals the heart against repentance until the appointed time of mercy.” (Topical Lexicon)

So, let me ask you again if you have known any blind and deaf people – spiritually? I bet you have. I have known many who could not see the truth or hear the truth. Some of these people were good people. They lived pretty moral lives, but they couldn’t see or hear how much God loved them and had a plan for their lives. They thought they were fine just like they were.

But just like Paul’s eyes were opened when Ananias laid his hands on him, anyone who wants to see the truth and hear the truth can once they turn to Jesus. Jesus healed the blind and deaf. He is still doing that today. If you know someone who falls into that category spiritually, continue to speak truth to them. Perhaps they will have their eyes and ears opened through the Holy Spirit’s wooing.

I was blind and deaf, Lord, until You opened my eyes and ears. Thank You for touching me.

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Bible, Gospel, Hand, Isaiah, Jesus, Romans, Salvation, Scripture

OUTSTRETCHED HANDS

ROMANS 10:21

“But as for Israel, He says, ‘I HAVE SPREAD OUT MY HANDS ALL DAY LONG TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.’”

We come to the end of chapter 10 of Romans with today’s verse. Once again, Paul turns to Isaiah 65, this time from verse 2 which says, “‘I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,’” But let me encourage you to take a minute and go to Isaiah 65 and read verses 1-7 to get the full picture of what the Lord is saying.

But look closely at what the Lord spoke to Isaiah about the Jewish nation. Even though they were disobedient and obstinate, He still says, “I have spread out My hands all day long.” God still was entreating them to return to Him. He loved His chosen people. He still wants to see them redeemed. Paul is telling us in today’s verse that this is still true in his day. God sent His Son to His children first, who spurned and rejected Him. Still, He desires to see them saved.

APPLICATION

Barnes sums up the past several verses with these observations:

  • The pagan world is in danger without the gospel.
  • The provisions of the gospel are ample for them.
  • The command of Jesus Christ remains still the same, to preach the gospel to every creature.
  • If the gospel is to be preached everywhere, people must be sent forth into the vast field.
  • The church should be training young men for the ministry.
  • God will withdraw His favors from those nations that are disobedient and rebellious.

What are we to do with this? We must be about our Father’s business of reaching the lost for Christ. There’s not a moment to spare. His return is imminent. It could happen today. And there are billions who will face the fiery flames of hell if they do not bow the knee to Jesus.

The image of outstretched hands is one we can see clearly in the cross. Jesus stretched out His hands and died for us. He allowed His hands to be pierced with the nails of the cross on our behalf. And when we turn to Him, those drops of blood cover us. We must share that with others as often as we can. Stretch out your hands today and share the good news of God’s redemption plan for the world.

Father, I praise You for giving Your Own Son Who stretched out His hands for me.

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CLEARLY REVEALED

ROMANS 10:20

“And Isaiah is very bold and says, ‘I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME, I REVEALED MYSELF TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME.’”

Some things are just easy to see. The love of a young couple who are enamored with each other. The beauty of a sunrise on a clear morning. The moon when it is at its fullest. These things are so clear. Anyone with any ability to see can view these. Some people think God is out of sight and unreachable. But Paul tells us something very different in today’s verse.

He goes back to the prophet Isaiah again and quotes from Isaiah 65:1-2. “‘I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, “Here am I, here am I,” to a nation which did not call on My name.’” Why do you think Paul has gone repeatedly to the Old Testament in chapter ten? He quotes from at least nine different passages in this chapter. Paul wanted the Jews to see that God has been giving the message of salvation for centuries and has opened it up to those outside the Jewish nation. This is why the Jews hated him so much.

APPLICATION

Paul says that Isaiah is “very bold.” That meant he had the guts to say what the Jews did not want to hear. Sometimes the truth hurts, doesn’t it? Paul was not trying to hurt anyone, but he was adamant about telling them the truth from God’s Word. In a way, Paul was showing the same daring that Isaiah showed in his day. Paul loved his countrymen and wanted them to come to Christ.

Paul uses the passage in Isaiah to show that the Gentiles were able to find God even when they were not looking. I am reminded of Matthew 7:7-8 where the same word for “find” is used. “7 ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.’”

Our job as followers of Christ is to help everyone we can to find Jesus and experience His saving grace. Some people just take a gentle nudge. Others may take more effort. But the end result should be the same – helping them find salvation. God still wants to reveal Himself to everyone. I’ve said it before – God is not playing hide and seek. He is in plain sight. We just have to point people in the right direction. Will you join me in pointing?

O Lord, thank You for revealing Yourself so clearly to all who want to know You.

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REFUSING TO OBEY

ROMANS 10:16

“However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, ‘LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?’”

As a I child, I was told things by my parents to help keep me out of trouble. And like most kids, I ignored their advice. I chose to not listen and do my own thing. As a result, I paid the price for not obeying. As a parent, I did the same with my children with the same result. Some things my children listened to and other things they ignored. Listening does not imply hearing. That’s plain in today’s text.

Paul uses a Greek word that is translated here as “heed.” It’s the Greek word hupakouó, which the HELPS Word-studies says, “is acting under the authority of the one speaking, i.e. really listening to the one giving the charge (order). Hypakoúō (‘to hearken, obey’) suggests attentively listening, i.e. fully compliant (responsive).” Paul is telling us that not all who hear the good news will respond. This is still true today.

APPLICATION

Once again, Paul goes to the prophet Isaiah. Here he quotes from Isaiah 53:1, “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?” About this verse, Barnes says, “The form of expression, ‘Who hath believed?’ is a mode of saying emphatically that few or none had done it. The great mass of his countrymen had rejected it. This was an example to the purpose of the apostle.” Isn’t this exactly what Jesus dealt with Himself? Few followed Him although thousands heard Him preach and teach.

Hypakoúō is used in Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20 where it says for children to “be obedient” to their parents. Hearing with the intent to obey is the idea here. We are God’s children, aren’t we? So, aren’t we supposed to hear Him and obey Him? Of course, we are. It’s not that hard. But we still turn a deaf ear to Him when we want to have our own way. We think we know better. We may not say that, but our actions speak louder than words.

What is the result of someone refusing to “heed” the gospel? Paul tells us in 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9. “7 …when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels 8 in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These people will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,…” Let’s do all we can to give the good news to those who need it and pray they will “heed” the call of the Master.

Lord, it burdens my heart to know that millions who have heard Your message will turn away into an eternal destruction.

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BEAUTIFUL FEET? REALLY?

ROMANS 10:15

“But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: ‘HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!’”

My wife and I were just having a discussion about feet the other night. Some commercial on tv had shown some rather ugly feet to try to sell a product, and we both remarked how ugly most feet are. Now, you may disagree. You may think they are pretty. Well, you haven’t seen mine, lol. I was kissing my granddaughter’s feet the other day, much to her delight. I would agree that her feet are cute, but they still have that baby smell.

Paul reverts back to Isaiah again in today’s verse, this time to Isaiah 52:7. He leaves out some of the imagery of the Hebrew text, so I thought I would give you the whole verse. “How delightful on the mountains are the feet of one who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” One scholarly source says this about Paul’s use of this passage. “The whole chapter of Isaiah from which this is taken, and the three that follow, are so richly Messianic, that there can be no doubt ‘the glad tidings’ there spoken of announce a more glorious release than of Judah from the Babylonish captivity, and the very feet of its preachers are called ‘beautiful’ for the sake of their message.” (Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary)

APPLICATION

Can you just picture the scene of a distant runner bringing news from the battlefront? Of course, they couldn’t see the runner’s feet. What made the feet so beautiful was the message they were carrying. Jesus’ feet were nail-scarred, but oh, how beautiful they were. Those feet represented God’s promise of redemption to all mankind through the life and death of Jesus, His Son.

Now, we are entrusted with that same message of redemption. Our feet will be deemed beautiful, not because of the lack of bunions or callouses. They will be beautiful feet because they carry the message of the cross. Ephesians 6:15 mentions our feet in the armor of God passage. “and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;” And look at Nahum 1:15, “Behold, on the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, Judah, Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is eliminated completely.”

Our feet were made for walking. What better thing to carry on our walk than the Gospel message. Who can you deliver it to today? We all know someone who needs to hear it, don’t we? Let’s be about our Father’s business and use our feet for good. Amen?

Bless my feet today, O Lord, as I seek ways to deliver Your good news to others.

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