It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God. Have you ever found yourself doing what you knew was wrong? You said you would never do it again, but you have. You said you would never act that way again, but you have. You said you would never think those thoughts again, but you have. Many times in life, when we want to do good, evil is always present. What we will to do, we never do, but what we do not want to do, we find ourselves doing very often (Romans 7). Have you ever found yourself conforming to the ways of others? Just because your peers were behaving a certain way, you alter yourself to fit in. Since your best friend dislikes someone, you find yourself disliking the same person. The Bible declares in Romans 12:2 – And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Have you become something or someone you now despise?
This morning, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. There comes a time in our lives when we must make decisions based upon the Word of God and not our desire to be popular. If your motives and intents are motivated by acceptance and applauds from your peers, you are headed for destruction. God did not form you to be conformed to the ways of the world. My friend, It Is Time To Be Circumcised! To be circumcised means to cut off the excess fat or unnecessary skin. Each Believer needs to experience a time of circumcision. While it is very natural for male children to endure circumcision, every child of God needs to face the knife as well. The Bible declares in Hebrews 12:1 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Many of us are carrying excess fat and unnecessary skin that we collected before committing our lives to the Lord. We are continuously trying to carry old baggage into a new land of promise. We are trying to hold on to the things God said release.
My brother, my sister, It Is Time To Be Circumcised! It is time to allow God to remove every wasteful and past thing. The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Now that you are in the family of God, you should no longer feel bound by the weight of the world. The enemy should no longer have reign over you or your life. Beloved, God desires to set you free from the burdens of this world. The Bible declares in 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. Today, you can be freed from the mistakes of your past and the strain from your load. God is waiting to circumcise you. Yes it will hurt. Yes it will feel uncomfortable. Yes it will require a change in your life. It is necessary and It Is Time To Be Circumcised! Prayer for Today: Father, please cut away any excess baggage and weight from my life that I have not let go of. Help me understand it is for the best. I trust you, in Jesus’ name … Amen!
Scripture Reading for Today: John 8:36, Isaiah 43:18
May God Bless you at Your point of need!
Pastor Darrick D. McGhee, Sr.