"Then God said to Abraham, Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumsized. You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. All must be circumcized. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. Any male who fails to be circumcized will be cutt off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant. (Gen. 17:9-11, 13-14,NLT) What does it mean to be cut off? It means such a person may not receive anything from the Lord because they are not part of the covenant family. David rightly called Goliath "an uncircumcized Philistine". He knew perfectly well that Goliath was outside the covenant family. Being circumcized is painful but once such a sacrifice is made God honours the covenant. There is a sacrifice of pain which brings a covenant in full force. AB@TWD...Inspiring Hope!©
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