29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. -Romans 3:29-30
God’s gift of Himself is available to everyone. The story of Christianity is the story of God’s redemption of the world and He chose to start His story with the Jews. But His plan all along was to help everyone. We see hints of that even when Jesus was on earth. He would help people who were Gentiles (not Jewish) and in many instances he commented on how the Gentiles had greater faith even to those who engaged in traditional Judaism.
When the Apostle Paul comes to faith, God’s plan to share His salvation with the world begins to come to fruition. God gives Paul the task of sharing the Good News with Gentiles.
If you’re not Jewish, then you’re a Gentile, and your faith can be traced back all the way to the Apostle Paul. He started the process of helping Gentiles meet Jesus and his mission continues today. It even continues with us. A huge part of the Harvesters and AYL is not just to help Christians grow in their faith, but to help those who may not call themselves Christians to learn more about Jesus.
God made Himself available to you and to me. We can’t just hoard God. Now we need to share Him with our friends and family.
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