Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Tues.’s Devo - The Forerunners

Read Romans 11:24-36 We Gentiles are the branches that were cut out of the “wild tree” and grafted into the good olive tree. The olive tree is Israel; they are the “natural branches”. They will be grafted back in when the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled. Their eyes have been blinded so that they can’t see it till then. Then, their whole nation will be saved. They may be enemies of God right now because it is the Gentiles time, but they are still loved by God and destined to come back to Him. We can relate to them because there was a time when we didn’t know God and God reached down and opened our spiritual eyes so that we could believe. He will do the same thing to the Jew. Paul concludes that God is wise beyond our understanding and He is in total control. He has a plan that is well thought out and perfect. So how do we account for the fact that there are Jews today who do have eyes to see and have chosen Jesus as their Messiah? God always has forerunners that supersede God’s plan. They go ahead and plow the way for the others. They make the paths smooth. John the Baptist did this for Jesus. He paved the way for Jesus to walk on. They are the prophets and intercessors who can see the future before it happens. Their job is to pray, preach what they see and warn the people of what is coming. They do the dirty work, receive the persecution and usually live a very lonely life. Their reward is great! Today the forerunners are those who are living in the promise land now yet bearing the persecution of being misunderstood and ridiculed. They are going where no one thinks is safe and doing the work of the gospel with power and might. God is doing amazing things through these brave faithful warriors. I want to be one of them. Lord, give us the fortitude and desire to go ahead and pave the way for others to walk. Lead us into the battle.

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