One of my daily meditations this week was Romans 11:29- “for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.”Most commentaries remark that this short verse contains God’s promises to us that through His covenants He will never forsake us. His gifts to us are those of pardon, peace, joy, sanctification, and eternal life. The same commentators remark that the “calling of God” denotes how God extends an invitation to come and partake of his favors whether by personal revelation to the patriarchs, by the promises of the Gospel or by the influences of His Spirit. The “callings” imply a pledge that once he bestows this favor, he will not repent, or turn from it. It is comforting during this Holy Week where we replay the Passion, death and resurrection of Christ to know that God’s promises to us are forever and that we are His beloved children, forever. But, when I first read this short verse, I had not expl
