Proud member I hope they get sick eating self-serving meals. God blurred their eyes and dulled their ears. Cancel. Do you remember that time Elijah was agonizing over this same Israel and cried out in prayer? The moment you become deadwood, you’re out of there. If their falling out initiated this worldwide coming together, their recovery is going to set off something even better: mass homecoming! Romans 12:11-13. All rights reserved. MSG: The Message . The chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue his interest in them, and as a result received his stamp of legitimacy. Well, when Israel tried to be right with God on her own, pursuing her own self-interest, she didn’t succeed. But don’t presume on this gentleness. Make sure you stay alert to these qualities of gentle kindness and ruthless severity that exist side by side in God—ruthless with the deadwood, gentle with the grafted shoot. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. It would be easy to misinterpret what’s going on and arrogantly assume that you’re royalty and they’re just rabble, out on their ears for good. Some of the tree’s branches were pruned and you wild olive shoots were grafted in. 2-6 Do you remember that time Elijah was agonizing over this same Israel and cried out in prayer? It’s you, the outsiders, that I’m concerned with now. John Piper Jul 27, 2007 42 Shares Sermon. The chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue his interest in them, and as a result received his stamp of legitimacy. Is there anyone around who can explain God?Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do?Anyone who has done him such a huge favor    that God has to ask his advice?Everything comes from him;Everything happens through him;Everything ends up in him.Always glory! If the first thing the Jews did, even though it was wrong for them, turned out for your good, just think what’s going to happen when they get it right! Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he’ll have nothing more to do with them? Hardly. 11 1-2 Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he’ll have nothing more to do with them? Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Is there anyone around who can explain God? Serving the Lord.--Some of the extant Graeco-Latin codices, and others known to Origen and Jerome, read here by a slight change of vowels "serving the time"; no doubt wrongly, though the expression might be compared with 1Corinthians 7:29; Ephesians 5:16, et al. A champion will stride down from the mountain of Zion;    he’ll clean house in Jacob.And this is my commitment to my people:    removal of their sins. If the first thing the Jews did, even though it was wrong for them, turned out for your good, just think what’s going to happen when they get it right! And then what happened? 30-32 There was a time not so long ago when you were on the outs with God. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). break a leg walking their self-serving ways. Ironically when they walked out, they left the door open and the outsiders walked in. If the primary root of the tree is holy, there’s bound to be some holy fruit. MSG: The Message . But then the Jews slammed the door on him and things opened up for you. I hope they get sick eating self-serving meals. It’s you, the outsiders, that I’m concerned with now. Why, if he could graft. Anyone who has done him such a huge favor, Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, amethyst gem, The Message Canvas Bible: Coloring and Journaling the Story of God, Spring Palette, The Message Bible, Compact Soft leather-look, tan, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, green, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, teal. Now. 11 1-2 Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he’ll have nothing more to do with them? In one way or another, God makes sure that we all experience what it means to be outside so that he can personally open the door and welcome us back in. But don’t presume on this gentleness. They’re holding on, not because of what they think they’re going to get out of it, but because they’re convinced of God’s grace and purpose in choosing them. The temperament of the Christian is compared to water bubbling and boiling over the flame. It’s the same today. From speudo; 'speed', i.e. Just be glad you’re in the tree, and hope for the best for the others. Just be glad you’re in the tree, and hope for the best for the others. We’ll never figure it out. God, they murdered your prophets,They trashed your altars;I’m the only one left and now they’re after me! God blurred their eyes and dulled their ears. Romans 12:11 German Bible Alphabetical: be behind but diligence fervent fervor in keep lacking lagging Lord Never not serving spirit spiritual the your zeal NT Letters: Romans 12:11 Not lagging in diligence (Rom. Seven thousand who are loyal to the finish. Fervent.--In the literal and etymological sense boiling or seething. Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. (lit: I boil, am boiling), I burn (in spirit), am fervent. Yet the fact that you are now fed by that rich and holy root gives you no cause to crow over the pruned branches. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. As it is written. Cancel. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. If the primary root of the tree is holy, there’s bound to be some holy fruit. break a leg walking their self-serving ways. Now, if their leaving triggered this worldwide coming of non-Jewish outsiders to God’s kingdom, just imagine the effect of their coming back! A champion will stride down from the mountain of Zion; From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God’s enemies. Why the Gift of Prophecy Is Not the Usual Way of Knowing God’s Will. Remember, you aren’t feeding the root; the root is feeding you. There’s a fiercely loyal minority still—not many, perhaps, but probably more than you think. Slothful, backward, hesitating; of things: irksome. Why, if he could graft you—branches cut from a tree out in the wild—into an orchard tree, he certainly isn’t going to have any trouble grafting branches back into the tree they grew from in the first place. Romans 12:11-12; Romans 12:12 Read chapter in The Message Bible. Lord, master, sir; the Lord. Version. Ro) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Fed up with their quarrelsome, self-centered ways. Romans 12:11-13-11-13 MSG. Are they out of this for good?” And the answer is a clear-cut No. Hardly. The only reason you’re on the tree is because your graft “took” when you believed, and because you’re connected to that belief-nurturing root. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Yes. Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Always praise! If their falling out initiated this worldwide coming together, their recovery is going to set off something even better: mass homecoming! Acts 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. Well, when Israel tried to be right with God on her own, pursuing her own self-interest, she didn’t succeed. It’s way over our heads. Ro) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools But then the Jews slammed the door on him and things opened up for you. Romans 11 The Message (MSG) The Loyal Minority. If they don’t persist in remaining deadwood, they could very well get grafted back in. Shut them in on themselves in a hall of mirrors. —branches cut from a tree out in the wild—into an orchard tree, he certainly isn’t going to have any trouble grafting branches back into the tree they grew from in the first place. The moment you become deadwood, you’re out of there. You can’t get much more Semitic than that! Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. 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