Tuesday 30 Nov 2021

November 30: Romans 10:12-15

Key Verse: Romans 10:14
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

Devotion:
Paul was given the task of going out to tell the gentiles about Jesus and to give them the same opportunity the Jews were being given to get to know Jesus. Today the gospel is going out to everyone around the world, and every one of us is given the same chance at calling on the name of the Lord to be saved… Saved from what? Saved from the destination each one of us has chosen without knowing it…

Does it sound like a catch 22 situation to you? How can we be saved from something we don’t know we have got ourselves into unless someone tells us about the situation in the first place! This is why we are given the task of going out into the world and telling people about Jesus. He promised every one of us would get the chance at hearing about Him and each one would be given the choice to believe in Him or to reject Him. How are people going to know they have a choice until they are given the choice?

This is why Jesus gave out the call for everyone to go and tell someone else the gospel story. As we start heading toward Christmas time, we often get too caught up in the celebrations the world has put in place; we forget the real reason why we have Christmas. Our time is here now to step forward and tell someone else the true story of Christmas and to give people the choice we were given!

Not all the Jew made the right choice. Not all of us will make the right choice. But we do need to be given the right to make that choice by being told the truth. We made our choices because someone spent time telling us about our choice. Who are you going to tell the truth to this year?

Points to Ponder:
Will you spend time listening to the true Christmas Story?

Will you give someone a chance by telling them the true Christmas story this year?