The Inheritance of Abundance

UV 4241/10000 The Inheritance of Abundance Just as it is written ( in Scripture), “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, ( a spiritual apathy hat has continued) to this very day. Romans 11 v 8 The Jews, yet do not know Jesus as their personal Saviour though He is their promised Messiah as their eyes are blinded, their ears do not hear. They still continue under the law even though we, who belong to all nations outside of Israel, have moved into grace. Our eyes are opened by the Holy Spirit to perceive the saving truths, our ears to hear the good news, and therefore, we experience by grace what eye has not seen, nor ear heard nor entered into the hearts of mankind, hitherto. We enjoy a heart to heart or personal and intimate relationship with the God of Israel, indeed God of the universe, the One who chose to reveal Himself to Israel first and through Israel to the rest of humanity. The universe does not conspire or orchestrate things in our lives as the new age philosophers teach but the God of the universe does so by means of our faith in the Word (both the flesh and blood version, Jesus and the word of God that has come down to us in the form of the Bible. In the same chapter of Romans, Paul quotes the psalmist David, “ Let their table (abundance) become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.” It implies that in the abundance of tradition, religious pride, lust and worldly abundance of money and goods, people get blinded to think they do not need God in their lives. That becomes a barrier to their understanding, a stumbling block that causes them to fall, fail, flail around in the darkness and a foil to their hopes and aspirations. It burdens them with a heavy yoke. By such rejection, the gospel has spread to the so called gentile nations and all people of this world. The latter whose eyes and ears have been opened and are believers and followers of Jesus are the remnant that God has preserved for Himself to serve Him with their lives, to please Him with their faith, to be blessed forever. But we who belong to other nations need to now join hands and go on our knees to intercede for the reinstatement of the Jewish people, the restoration to their promised spiritual inheritance, the true abundance of earthly and eternal blessings. It is a mark of our gratitude to the Lord for His grace that we are enjoying that which was forfeited by the chosen, the Jews. They have chosen for themselves great tribulation, immense suffering and we need to pray for the touching of their hearts, the opening of their eyes and ears. As for ourselves, we should not get complacent with our comforts and privileges, be selfish with our blessings and abundant life but be fervent in faith, earnest in spirit, not apathetic but always full of zeal and knowledge of the Lord, sharing our faith and our abundance with those who have not come into their inheritance.