Romans 11:1-2 I ask then, did God reject His people? Absolutely not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Romans 11:11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to lose their share? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. —Our salvation came because we were grafted in as a branch can be grafted to another plant that has a root system! Thank you Jesus—Romans 11:16-18 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches. Now if some branches have been broken off, & you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, DO NOT boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. —Remember it is all about the root! —2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that ANY should perish, but that all should reach repentance. —He cares for all! —2Chron 6:6 Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, & I have chosen David to be over My people Israel. Romans 11:5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. Revelation 7:3-4 Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a SEAL on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all THE TRIBES of Israel. —We serve a God who continues to focus on His beloved Israel, His Chosen People & all of us who have been grafted in! That is worth praising Him over! Love Mel
