Romans 11

"Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear." (Romans 11:20)

God is a just God. He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:45).

He has only one condition for salvation, that we have faith in Him. And this standard is used on both the Jews and the Gentiles. As long as we believe in Jesus, we can be reconciled with Him.

Today, in our context, it is the same, isn't it?

We see many who are born into the true church eventually leaving the church. Such grace was given them that they should be born into the true church! Yet they didn't seem to cherish it as much.

And then there are others who only later were brought back to the true church after a long search. They stand by faith now, in place of those who have left due to unbelief. And what did the Bible say?

Do not be haughty, but fear.

Yes. Do not think that we are stronger than those who have left, for who knows what tomorrow may bring? It may bring something so terrible that will strike us at our knees and we may never stand again! We never know. We can only stay close to God and rely on His help to bring us through.

To be honest, I am very fearful of the future. I wonder if I would fall. I wonder if I am already going down the wrong path. I really need all the spiritual motivation that I can get from like-minded spiritual peers. I really need to be closer and closer to God.

But at the same time, I am excited of what God would bring into my life, if I allow full control by Him. He said that He would carry me through my entire life, even to my old age!

Even to your old age, I am He,
And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
(Isaiah 46:4)

The only problem is, how to give full control to Him?

I want to love Jesus more deeply, for He is such a wonderful Saviour to me.