Romans 11:16-18
16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
The first harvest for God was Israel, and we are the lump of the other nations. Because of God’s first people called to be holy, so are we as His chosen out of the other nations to be grafted into His people. Our boasting then against the first who rejected Christ should turn to humility and thanksgiving for we who did not seek God as they did. It is the root and fatness of His marvelous grace and mercy that should make us stop to thank and tremble with joy for what we do not deserve. It should also compel us to tell others, boasting in Christ alone.
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