A Child of the Promise

“It is not as though God’s word had failed.

For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children.

On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”

 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. For this was how the promise was stated:

“At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”    

Romans 9:6-9

Romans 9:6-9 (see above) makes it very clear that the promises of the covenant are given to those of the children of faith in the promise and not simply given because of who you were ‘physically’ born to.

Being a Jew carries some blessing from God to be sure, but being a child of God through faith in His promised redemption through His Son is what brings adoption into the family of God.

To be sure – these is a love that God has for Israel and a special place in His heart for its’ people but there is no short cut into His Kingdom.

All must enter through that gate which is Jesus Christ.

Born, not of natural descent, but of the Spirit!

Are you a child of the promise?