Romans 9:29

"Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, And we would have been made like Gomorrah." (Romans 9:29)


We often forget that we are under the mercy of God. If we were to remember it constantly, then there would be no problems of pride. After all, everything is possible because God had it that way. Is there something that we possess which is not given by God? If the answer is no, then where's all the boasting coming from? God gave us life and everything that composes it because He loves us. Only becuase He loves us did he leave us that 'seed'.

Before the 'seed' was sent to us, the sinners were destroyed brutally by the wrath of God. The earth destroyed by the flood because of all the weakedness that filled the entire land (Gen 6). Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by a rain of brimstone and fire because of their depravity (Gen 19). Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron were consumed by the profane fire they offered without the Lord's command (Lev 10). The adulterer and adulteress were put to death (Lev 20). The basphemers of the name of the Lord were stoned to death (Lev 24). Achan was stoned and burned along with his family because he took the accursed thing (Joshua 7). The list goes on...

The point is, we are living under the grace of God while our ancestors lived in the wrath of God. The 'seed', that is Jesus Christ, was sent to us for the redemption of our iniquities. It gave us a chance at life when our end would've been death if Christ hasn't been sacrificed for our sake. Therefore, what have we to be proud of? We were saved from immediate death because someone died for us. Who can claim their credits when we would've been stoned to death without the grace of God? God said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy" (Rm 9:15). We have been the blessed ones to receive that mercy from God. Therefore, we must remember to give all the glory unto God and not to ourselves.

If we can remember that we are nothing without Christ, then we will remember to give all the credits to God for His glory. 'In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you' (1 Thess 5:18).