REAL TALK from KB: Here's the word that was dropped into my
spirit as I read my devotions this morning. It may sound a bit crazy at first
but you'll eventually see where I'm going to go with it.....
Romans 2:25-29 ESV
- For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you
break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So, if a man who is
uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be
regarded as circumcision? Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the
law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the
law. For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision
outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter
of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but
from God.
Now, this passage does speak of the physical process of
circumcision and Jewish connection to the Law (Torah and Talmud) but it also addresses
Gentiles as well. It speaks to free will and how we obey God.
The questions I ask myself when I read this are: have I
allowed my heart to be circumcised? Have I allowed the callus of my heart to be
removed? Does the word get through?
I'm going to explain this concept in basic everyday
terms...tight shoes and constant friction causes soft skin to develop calluses...the constraints and
friction of the day to day grind causes the heart to do the same. We see God,
we know God but His word can no longer get through because we have become callused
and selective about how we follow His instruction and guidance.
The physical act of identifying was a onetime thing for
Jewish males but what God is illustrating is that it's a constant and
repetitive process. Like the callus from tight shoes, we must constantly "slough."
Shed the things that prevent you from communion and
connection. Slough off the things that cause you pain and distract you from
God.
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