September 5, 2023
Passage Read: Romans 10-11
Meditation Verses: 11:20-24
Thought
This section talks about being cut off and being grafted in again. Israelites are being cut off from salvation, but they can yet repent and believe and be grafted in again. Gentles, on the other hand, who believe the gospel are grafted in, but can be cut off if they do not continue in belief, if they start trusting in their works or the Law for salvation. It sounds like people can be cut off and cut in at will, that salvation is not so set as we like to believe. And the most important thing is to believe and hold fast to the gospel for salvation.
Application
Salvation is not so cut and dried, according to this passage. It is not set by a single prayer or commitment made years before. It is active and living, and dependent on our current state of belief. If we cease to believe in a meaningful way, we can be cut off from the family of God. But if we repent and believe again, we can be saved once more. The only way to be sure of my salvation is to hold fast to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation and live in accordance with His will, as the evidence of my genuine faith.