First Week of Advent - Tuesday

Tuesday
 
 



Romans 15:12-13

And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him,  so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hope, Hope, Hope....

Three times this verse mentions hope. On Monday I mentioned that this kind of hope is the expectation that God fulfills His promises. On Tuesday, I mentioned the genealogical fulfillment of those promises. Today I want to discuss that the Gentiles now have hope in God because of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Gentiles were strangers to the covenants of Israel. Ephesians 2:12 states, "... remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." The covenants of Israel are the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Land, David, and the New Covenant. We were excluded from these covenants with their promises.

But...

We are now fellow heirs and citizens with Israel [Ephesians 3:6] The Apostle Paul says that this is a mystery which has now been revealed. He says, "And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus."

Because of the birth of Jesus, those who have repented and put their trust in Him now enjoy the benefits of the covenant. We have been grafted in. (Romans 11). We are not longer two but now one [Ephesians 2:15] So rejoice!!


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