Romans 15:7-13, The Good News Is for Jews and Gentiles

 ⁷Honor God by accepting each other, as Christ has accepted you. ⁸I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came, ⁹so that the Gentiles would praise God for being kind to them. It is just as the Scriptures say,
   "I will tell the nations
   about you,
   and I will sing praises
   to your name."
    ¹⁰The Scriptures also say to the Gentiles, "Come and celebrate with God's people."
    ¹¹Again the Scriptures say,
   "Praise the Lord,
   all you Gentiles.
   All you nations, come
   and worship him."
    ¹²Isaiah says,
   "Someone from David's family
   will come to power.
   He will rule the nations,
   and they will put their hope
   in him."
    ¹³I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Sometimes, if we aren't careful, we let ourselves think its all about us. Then Paul stops us and says "Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors". It appears it's not about us at all, but about God's faithfulness and love for our ancestors...Abraham, Isaac and Jacob...David, Isaiah and Job. It certainly is a blessing to be counted among the spiritual seed of Abraham.

I wonder if I will ever rise to a level of faith where God will bless my progeny because of me? That should be our prayer every day.

Live boldly out there today...