Passage: Romans 10:1-4
This seemingly simple passage contains much hope for all
“Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”
“Brothers” = spiritual family
If you are a part of the spiritual family of God you will have desire for your physical family to join too, just as Paul did for his fellow Jews
“Heart’s desire” = burden and hope for the good of the Jews
“Prayer” = God works his will through the prayers of his children
Pastor Timothy shows the misguided zeal of the Jewish people (and the self-righteous in general) in their search for righteousness.
- They have an ignorant zeal
- They have a self-attaining righteousness
- They are ignorant by choice, not for lack of information – they are so focused on what they want to see, they don’t see the obvious
The challenge: “Will you trust him? And, for those who trust him, I hope that you will pray for those who don’t believe– from the Jews and the Gentiles. Pray that people would have eyes to see their need for God’s righteousness and that they would submit to Christ and find eternal life.”
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