ROMANS 9:23-33 THERE IS STILL HOPE v.23. How is God going to make known what He is like? v.24. Can He make Himself known to any people? v.25. Yes, even in the Old Testament He called and loved people who were not Israelites. v.26. He didn’t just love them, but He made them His children too. v.27. Only a few Jews among the whole nation that had been chosen by God, are saved. v.28. The Lord is settling up the account quickly. v.29. If the Lord hadn’t been merciful to Israel that rejected Him, every one would have died. v.30. Were the nations that God had not chosen to be His overlooked? No, because faith is not limited to a nation or only a few people. Faith is available to all. v.31. The Jews thought because they had the written legal law, that made them acceptable to God. But the law of righteousness is based on faith. v.32.Why did the Jews miss this righteousness by faith? They depended on trusting the law instead of trusting Christ the law leads us to. v.33. Everywhere they looked they could have seen evidence of the Messiah who was coming, but no, they wanted it their way. Any person however, who did believe on Christ before He came, would not be confused nor would they be stumbled.
“How strange it is, O God, that there is evidence all around and particularly in Thy Word, that the blessing of God comes by faith in Thee alone – and yet the majority of people miss it. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, that the darkness may be lifted off the eyes of the people and they will turn in faith alone unto Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”