The Hope of Israel

“O Lord, the hope of Israel,

All who forsake You will be put to shame.

Those who turn away on earth will be written down,

Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;

Save me and I will be saved,

For You are my praise.” (Jeremiah 17:13-14 NASB1995)

 

Who is biblical Israel today? All who believe in Jesus Christ, who have died with Christ to sin, and who were raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. We are all (Jew and Gentile) who have surrendered our lives to Christ, who are walking in obedience to his commands, in holy living, and for whom sin is no longer what we practice. We are all who are being led by the Spirit, and no longer by the flesh, who honor God with our lives.

 

God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – is our hope. For by God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ – a faith which comes from God and which is not of our own doing – we give our lives to Christ as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to him, to now do his will that he has for our lives. And he promises us forgiveness of all sins, deliverance from slavery to sin, and renewed hearts and minds, in the Spirit, for all who put our trust in him, who follow in his ways, and who continue in his ways to the very end.

 

And what this says here about all who forsake the Lord being put to shame, and about those who turn away on earth being written down, because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord, it parallels over to what is taught us in the New Testament. If we profess faith in Jesus Christ with our lips, but by our actions we deny him, and if sin is what we practice, and not walks of obedience to our Lord and to his commands, and if we do not turn from our sins to obey God, we will not inherit eternal life with God.

 

For to be healed of God spiritually, and to be saved from our sins, requires death to sin and walks of obedience to our Lord and to his commands – all in the power of God, by the grace of God, and not of our own flesh. For Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him so we will now die with Christ to sin and live to him and to his righteousness in walks of surrender to his will and in obedience to his commands. For to this we are called of God that we might now serve him with our lives.

 

Who is Israel?

 

[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; John 8:18-19,38-47; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:6; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13;1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9] 

 

Judged by Our Works

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]

 

Pray, Pray, Pray  

 

Based off Various Scriptures

An Original Work / September 6, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Pray that eyes may enlightened be,

So they may know Christ.

Pray that they may Him better know,

Strengthened by His pow’r.

Pray that they may grasp

How wide and long

And high and deep

Is Christ’s love.

Pray that they may be filled

To the fullness of God’s love.

Pray with thanksgiving.

 

Pray for an open door for me,

So I may share Christ.

Pray when the gospel is proclaimed –

Shared with clarity.

Pray words are given me so

I declare the gospel fearlessly.

I pray for you to be active

Sharing your faith, too.

Pray continually.

 

We oft not know for what to pray,

So we ask for help.

The Spirit intercedes for us –

Words cannot express.

Just keep on praying for the saints

With all kinds of requests to God.

Pray they may have faith to

Please their God in ev’ry way.

Pray with joyfulness.

 

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The Hope of Israel

An Original Work / July 2, 2025

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love