Day 1

Scripture to Read: Romans 15:8–12

Today, we get the beautiful reminder from God, through Paul, that Christ came for both the Jews and the Gentiles. God had Paul write in Romans 15:8–9, “For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, 9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy.” According to God’s Word, our Lord Jesus Christ came as a Servant to the Jews to reveal that God’s promises to the forefathers are faithful and true. Remember God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:2, "And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing.” Then God said to Abraham in Genesis 15:5, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Abraham’s response to what God showed him is recorded in Genesis 15:6, “Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.” Abraham placed his faith in God and was made right with God. But Christ also came so we, Gentiles, would give glory to God for His mercy which He has shown us through Christ (Ephesians 2:4–5). Then God had Paul quote from 2 Samuel 22:50, Psalm 18:49, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalms 117:1, and Isaiah 11:10 to confirm that Christ came for the Gentiles, so we have reason to give God glory!

Challenge & Application

· Knowing that Christ came for both the Jews and the Gentiles, how does that help you understand that God’s salvation is for all? · How do you give God glory daily, knowing what He’s given you through our Lord Jesus Christ?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

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Day 1

Today, we get the beautiful reminder from God, through Paul, that Christ came for both the Jews and the Gentiles. God had Paul write in Romans 15:8–9, “For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, 9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy.”...

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Day 2

As we saw yesterday, God’s plan has always been to offer salvation to the Jews and the Gentiles. So, let’s look deeper at what God offers us (as Gentiles) through Christ. No one deserves God’s grace and mercy, especially us Gentiles, but God wanted to make sure, as He led Paul to write to the Gentile believers in Rome, that they were part of ...

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Day 3

God had Paul pray another prayer in Romans 15:13, “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” According to this prayer, we are reminded that God is our God of hope. Our hope in this life has nothing to do with anything this world has to offer us. Our ...

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Day 4

>As we continue to examine the prayer that God led Paul to write, we see that God led Paul to remind the believers in Rome that they were full of goodness, not because they were good but because of Christ in them. God’s Word says in Romans 15:14, “And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of good...

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Day 5

God allowed Paul (in Romans 15:15–16) to write, “But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified ...

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Day 6

As we saw in yesterday’s devotion, God had Paul remind us how He had called Paul “to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles” (Romans 15:16). As God led Paul to continue, we read in Romans 15:17, “Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God.” God has called us to do the same, for we also have n...

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Day 7

God used Paul in many miraculous ways as Paul served our Lord well in preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. We read at the end of Romans 15:19, “so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ” and then in Romans 15:20, “I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, s...

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