ROMANS 11:26-32 GOD HAS A PLAN There is no doubt about the fact that Gentiles have been blessed because of Israel and we have experienced a remarkable and long day of grace. During this period of God's dealing with mankind, Jews and Gentiles alike have the privilege of being called by the Gospel to be a part of the Church He is building. But lest Gentiles in conceit think God does no longer have an interest in Israel as His earthly people, He clearly states that in His plan, the nation will retain its identity through the coming Deliverer, the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself. God chose Israel in the past and has not rejected it, although He has in a way, set aside His dealings with them during this time when He is calling a heavenly people.
The nations were to be blessed by a believing Israel, but that nation chose to be like the idolatrous nations around. God, through the Lord Jesus Christ, the Jewish Messiah, has blessed the Gentile nations anyway. He promised Abraham, the father of faith, and Isaac and Jacob that all the earth would be blessed because of their "seed." The Lord has done this by "being found in fashion as a man," and coming from the linage of the patriarchs. Not all Israelis will be saved, nor will all church members be saved. Those who are in obedience to God and His Word will find the mercy they need. The privileges and invitation God makes in His divine plan, whether to Israel or to the nations of earth through the Gospel, are not to be withdrawn. What God does "is forever."
Both the Jews and Gentiles are benefited by each other. The Jews have brought blessing to Gentiles through the promises made to them. Gentiles have brought blessing to the Jews when through them the Gospel has reached to all parts of the world, and all (including those of the Diaspora) are able to "be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth." Gentiles have obtained mercy by Israel's disobedience. "Disobedient and gainsaying" Gentiles have been blessed. Israel too will "obtain mercy" from the One they once rejected.
It is not strange when one stops to think that God has a special plan. But the marvel of grace is what makes it amazing when He rescued fallen man. Mankind started out in favor, but willfully mankind did choose To go the way of his own will in spite of being told what he would loose. Instead of abandoning man completely, God in His plan designed A way for any who would seek Him, nearby he could find, That Way is a Person who came to His own, but they His grace rejected. So now from every part of humanity, he that believes is accepted.
In the plan Israel was the one to bring blessing to earth. God's own Son was considered by Israel to be of little worth. So instead of a nation, God called individuals to come to Him.
Those who responded in faith, He filled with the Spirit within. Through them God is reaching out to others in this day of grace. The efforts they put forth in the Gospel, has reached others in nearly every place. There are not that many locations on earth where that message has not sounded. Even where sin seems to be in control, God's grace has abundantly abounded.
It seems such a pitiful scene to watch Israel in unbelief today. They have been miraculously helped, and yet choose to go their own way. There are signs of new life coming, but most think they're doing it on their own. If they are returning to the God of their fathers, it hasn't yet as a nation shown. Still, far be it from we who have been blessed by "Jacob's greater Son," To think that we deserve, what God in His grace has done. It is all of God that truth we heard, and in His plans have been saved. In the plans of the Sovereign God, salvation through Israel's Messiah He gave.
"My Father in heaven, by Thy grace and imparted wisdom, please keep me from ever thinking I am superior in any way to any one, let alone the Jews who are Thy earthly people. I do pity them for "they know not what they do." But I also pray for them that they might find the peace of Christ as individuals. I await eagerly the day when the Lord Jesus Christ will sit on David's throne and they as a nation will recognize Him as their Lord and King. Amen."