HE GRAFTS IN
Memorise: Thou wilt say
then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Romans 11:19
Romans 11:16-20, 16 For if the firstfruit
be holy, the lump
is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in
among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the
branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The
branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of
unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded,
but fear:
Bible in one year: Exodus
29:1-30:21, Romans 13:8-14:12
MESSAGE
Grafting is an agricultural technique used for propagating fruit trees.
It involves cutting a section of the stem of one tree and inserting it into the
stock of another tree. A part of the tree providing the stock must be cut off
before grafting can take place. The technique is used in order to make fruit
trees reproduce true to type. Today’s Bible reading describes our entry into
the family of God as a form of this process. The Almighty God has the power to
reverse the irreversible. In the process of doing this, He can disconnect a
person in order to connect another. Romans 11:17
says that God can take a branch from a wild olive tree and graft it into a good
olive tree, so that instead of the wild branch producing bitter fruit, it will
deliver good fruit. Are you living recklessly and on your way to Hell? As you
repent of your sins today and turn your life over to Jesus, God will graft you
into the Body of Christ, so that your future that was suppose to end in
bitterness will end in sweetness.
The children of Israel
were beneficiaries of grafting as an act of God. Seven powerful nations had
inhabited the Promised Land for several years before God chose that portion of
the earth for His children (Deuteronomy 7:1). He
decided to cut off those nations and bring in His Children. This season, the
Lord will displace the current movers and shakers of the most productive
sectors of the world, in order to make room for you in Jesus’ Name.
Another beneficiary of God’s grafting was Esther. She was an orphan who
became a slave when soldiers raided her city and took her captive (Esther 2:5-7). She knew sorrow and was meant to die a
slave, but God went into her future and said, “Yon shall not die a slave but a
queen”. For this to take place, God used Queen Vashti’s mistake to cut her off,
so that the slave girl could be grafted in as queen. Are you a slave or a
house-help, wondering if you will die in that present condition? The Lord who
did it for Esther will go into your future and effect the necessary changes to
make you a noteworthy person. Are people expecting your life to end in misery?
No, my God will not let it happen! Your tomorrow shall be alright. You shall
have the type of experience Esther had, and your end shall be honourable like
that of Jabez (1st Chronicles 4:9-10).
You shall end well. Are you empty now? You shall end full. God will disappoint
all the expectations of your enemies in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, as I submit myself
to You, graft me into greatness today.
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