Today’s Reading: Joshua 3; Joshua 4; Joshua 5; Joshua 6; 1 Corinthians 4
Scripture: Joshua 5:4-6
4 Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt — all the men of military age — died in the desert on the way after leaving Egypt. 5 All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the desert during the journey from Egypt had not. 6 The Israelites had moved about in the desert forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the LORD.
Observation: All the Israelites who wandered and died in the wilderness had resigned themselves to a life apart from God's will for them. They were part of a rebellious generation and they all took the identity of those who had failed. They saw themselves as failures. What is interesting is that they had the same attitude for their kids. That's why they didn't bother to circumcise them. Circumcision is a sign of surrender to God. They had surrendered only to failure. They saw no reason to circumcise the kids.
Application: Don't let a sense of failure cause you to project negatively on your children. It is possible to give up on yourself and your future because of some past struggle. I say, forget the past. Start today with a new attitude and let God circumcise your heart again. There is always hope for a new life.
Prayer: Lord, thank You that You want to always give us a fresh start. Help us not to be imprisoned by our past. Circumcise my heart anew.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
1 comment:
Good post; and it applies to each of us whether we have kids or not. Even if we don't have children, we can resign ourselves to failure based on the past and mess what God wants to bring us to.
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