The word of the day is “irony.” Many preachers today give the impression that they know all about God’s designs for human history. By selective quotations from the scripture, they offer their own keys to the ways of God. Today, in our reading of Romans 9:18-33, we read Paul’s rebuttal of all claims to grasp how God fulfills His purposes in the course of human history. Paul writes, “What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness (NKJV vs. 30-31). Today we reflect on the irony of God’s treatment of Jews and Gentiles.…

The word of the day is “irony.”   Many preachers today give the impression that they are in the know about God’s designs for human history.  By selective quotations from the scripture, they offer their own keys to the ways of God.  Today, in our reading of Romans 9:18-33, we read scriptures rebuttal to all who claim to grasp how God fulfills His purposes in the course of human history.  Paul writes, “What shall we say then?  That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness” (NKJV vs. 30-31). Today we reflect on the irony of God’s treatment of…