Daily Bread

1. A remnant of one (1-3)

When Israel rejected God's Messiah, they rejected God's purpose for themselves. Did this mean that God and Israel completely failed? No. Paul was an Israelite. He accepted God's Messiah and God's mission on behalf of all Israel. God has always worked through a remnant of faithful people--not through the unbelieving majority. In the time of Elijah, Baal worship almost inundated the land, because the pagan queen Jezebel supported the priests of Baal. But one man, Elijah, stood on God's side. God told him that he was not alone. God's remnant was there.

2. A remnant chosen by grace (4-6)

A remnant is the small piece of cloth left over when the whole bolt has been used up. God's people are never a majority. He works even in the darkest time to keep spiritual life alive, and by his grace, he chooses a remnant through whom to work.


Prayer: Lord, give me grace to stand on your side and be a part of your remnant people.

One Word: A remnant chosen by grace