To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. | ||
| Jeremiah 6:10 | ||
| In Jeremiah 4:4, the Lord said the hearts of His people were uncircumcised. Here, He says their ear is uncircumcised as well. Before the people of Israel entered the Land of Promise after being released from Egypt and wandering in the wilderness for forty years, an entire generation grew up that had not been circumcised. The Lord told Joshua to stop at Gilgal before they went into the Land and circumcise the people again, for before they could experience the blessings of the Promised Land, they had to deal with their flesh (Joshua 5). Maybe you and I are not experiencing the land of blessing or the fruitfulness God has for us because we have failed to stop at Gilgal and allow the Lord to deal with our flesh - those parts of our lives that prevent a real relationship with Him. If the Word of God no longer interests us because flesh has begun to cover our heart, how we need to be circumcised again. Pastor Jon Courson | ||
