Tuesday, December 2, 2008

spiritually circumcised

Are you spiritually circumcised?

Joshua 5 - After the crossing of the Jordan, God told Joshua to circumcise the nation of Israel. A whole nation needs to be clean and set apart before the Lord in a time of war! In front of the enemy, God wants us to consecrate ourselves and enjoy the feast. After the circumcision, the Israelites had their first Passover since the departure from Egypt. It was a time of celebration of God's deliverance and a time of thanksgiving. God prepares a banquet before our enemy!



God wants our spiritual foreskin, our hindrance, our spiritual fat!

In a time of crisis and hardship, God wants to remove our pride, self-indulgence, self-pity and shame. These are the blockages that hinder us from knowing His will. God is good ALL the time even when we don't understand it. It's the season of rebuilding His image in us, starting from the removal of our spiritual foreskin (Joshua 5).

Lord, keep me, save me and make me stronger in a time of crisis. Amen.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

amen. life long lesson awaits.