I'm so glad you stopped by to visit. Here at Engrafted by Grace, I hope you find tools and resources
to pursue a fully engrafted life in Christ.
What does it mean
to live a fully engrafted life?
In Romans 11, Paul explains that God has not rejected His people, the Israelites and
they are not beyond recovery. For through their rejection comes the reconciliation of the world. Let's read Romans 11:16-21
(NIV).
If the part of the dough offered as first fruits is holy, then
the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. If some of the branches
have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing
sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the
root supports you. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." Granted. But they
were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the
natural branches, he will not spare you either.
Paul uses the imagery
of the olive tree, which is an evergreen tree. The tree represents Israel, through whom Salvation comes. We're to be grafted
into Christ our Salvation, who is our Root that supports each of us who believe in Him.
Therefore,
most of us who are Gentile believers (those not born in a Jewish family line) are the wild branches engrafted by God's grace.
We're to live fully engrafted lives by staying attached to the Root who sustains our life. Jewish brothers and sisters are
not forgotten here either, so we're not to boast of our Salvation. They too receive salvation by faith in the Messiah, Jesus
Christ as we do.
I enjoy the imagery of the olive tree and have adopted it as the logo for
the ministry called Engrafted by Grace.
