Post by clarkthompson on Oct 11, 2013 1:10:59 GMT
Romans 9:21-25
KJV(i)21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
21 When a man makes a jar out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar beautiful, to be used for holding flowers, and another to throw garbage into? 22 Does not God have a perfect right to show his fury and power against those who are fit only for destruction, those he has been patient with for all this time? 23-24 And he has a right to take others such as ourselves, who have been made for pouring the riches of his glory into, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, and to be kind to us so that everyone can see how very great his glory is. 25 Remember what the prophecy of Hosea says? There God says that he will find other children for himself (who are not from his Jewish family) and will love them, though no one had ever loved them before.
Inc. Tyndale House Publishers (2012-05-25). The Living Bible (Kindle Locations 41772-41777). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
21 We are the clay Jesus as the Potter; He molds us and builds us for His will and service. He builds us up from a lump or a sinful person seeking our own pleasure into a vessel your to bring Him glory thru worship and obedience.
22 God has shown many His power and wrath and some have humbled their selves and accept Him as the Lord He is, others see His power and reject Him and then face His wrath. Some vessels are made by God but will not accept Him their maker is their own Lord.
23 There are those He makes that will come to accept Him as Lord. We are going to glory one day. He made us for service of Him and we follow after Him. We are meant to serve Him and we choose to do this. He is Lord and we accept Him as Lord. We are living a life full of the riches that come from following Him such things as love and mercy and grace which are given by receiving the Lord.
24 There are both Jews and Gentiles that accept Jesus as Lord. Jesus is not just for Jews but for all who would accept Him as Lord. Anyone who cries out to the Lord will be saved whether they are Jew or they are Gentile.
25 Those that receive the Lord’s love are His, those that accept His love which was shown on the cross when He died for us.
