I was Blind, But Now I See? (Romans 11:7-10)

SCRIPTURE

Romans 11:7-10
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, as it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”
And David says,
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and bend their backs forever.”

COMMENT

I always struggle when I see that phrase, "The elect." Just being honest. I know that some say that God could not predestine us, because that would not be fair. But any way you look at it, it is not fair because not all have the same opportunities. ''

So Israel was seeking a relationship with God, but the failed, and failed, and failed again, and so on. The elect did obtain it. Who are the elect? Are they God's choice? People like David, Solomon, Abram, the 700 prophets who God set apart? What about today? How does it work?

I read about a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see, etc., and think of those who follow such teachers as Joel Osteen, Mart Batterson, Steven Furtick, and a litany of other prosperity preachers. Not just the ones on TV, but also the ones from local churches who are not focused on the gospel message, but on attendance or preservation or works. Scary stuff. So today, I just have a prayer. It is a prayer to be able to discern truth, to not be one of the blind or deaf. A prayer to be able to earnestly seek and find God and the salvation that He offers.