Against all opposition, against all human reason, against all ready understanding of what we would do if we were God, today's reading shows us that the Lord is the deliverer of his people. To all those who return to him in repentance and faith he shows himself to be the one who leads and protects his people. No matter what enemies are coming against them, God's people can stand firm in the knowledge that the Lord is their protector. It is upon those who do not believe that the ultimate destruction falls.
How far does this calling and grace extend? See in Romans how those who are of Israel by ancestry but who are not continuing in the faith are cut off from the tree but now in Christ all who believe are grafted in, becoming one. The Church, those called in faith in Christ, replaces national Israel and is now in the New Testament pictured as that to which people flock for protection. The body of Christ is the fulfillment of the Israelite kingdom. Those who are in Christ by faith are the true children of Abraham, regardless of their biological ancestry.
Let us thank our Lord today for drawing his people from all nations to receive his blessing and protection, which is found wholly in Christ.
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